If you want to evenly distribute 32 books onto 4 shelves, how many books are on each shelf?

32 &#247 4 = 8. There are 8 books on each shelf.

You have 45 spinach seeds you are planting in rows. If each row needs to have 9 seeds, how many rows do you have?

45 &#247 9 = 5. I have 5 rows.

If you have 1 pizza and you want to share it equally among 4 people, how much pizza does each person get?

1 &#247 4 = [ggfrac]1/4[/ggfrac], so each person gets [ggfrac]1/4[/ggfrac] of the pizza.

If you have 2 pizzas and you want to share them equally among 4 people, how much pizza does each person get?

2 &#247 4 = [ggfrac]2/4[/ggfrac] = [ggfrac]1/2[/ggfrac], so each person gets [ggfrac]1/2[/ggfrac] of a pizza.

Is there a remainder when you divide 15 &#247 3? 15 &#247 4?

15 &#247 3 = 5. There is no remainder. 15 &#247 4 = 3 R 3.

How can you turn 34 &#247 5 into a multiplication problem?

I want to ask, 5 times what is equal to 34? 5 × 6 = 30 and 5 × 7 = 35, so I know that I have a remainder when I divide 34 &#247 5. If I want to distribute 34 objects evenly into 5 groups, I now know that I can put 6 objects into each group, and then I have 4 left that cannot be distributed. The answer is 6 with a remainder of 4.

You are sewing dresses and you have 30 meters of fabric. Each dress needs 4 meters. How many dresses can you make?

30 &#247 4 = 7 R 2. I can make 7 dresses, and I have 2 meters of fabric leftover. Maybe I can make a shirt!

You buy 46 apples at the grocery store and the grocer packs them into boxes for you. Each box fits 10 apples. How many boxes do you need?

46 &#247 10 = 4 R 6. I can fill 4 boxes and then I have 6 apples leftover. I still need a box for those apples, although it will not be full. I need 5 boxes in total.

There is enough soup in a pot to fill 7 bowls. If 3 people are eating, how much soup does each person get? Is there a remainder or can it all be shared?

7 &#247 3 = 2 R 1. Each person gets 2 bowls of soup, and then there is one bowl left to be shared. The contents of one bowl can be divided by 3, and 1 &#247 3 = [ggfrac]1/3[/ggfrac]. So in total, each person gets 2[ggfrac]1/3[/ggfrac] bowls of soup. Then there is no remainder left!

Intro to Remainders in a Division Problem

Q: If you want to evenly distribute 32 books onto 4 shelves, how many books are on each shelf?

32 &amp;#247 4 = 8. There are 8 books on each shelf.

Q: You have 45 spinach seeds you are planting in rows. If each row needs to have 9 seeds, how many rows do you have?

45 &amp;#247 9 = 5. I have 5 rows.

Q: If you have 1 pizza and you want to share it equally among 4 people, how much pizza does each person get?

1 &amp;#247 4 = [ggfrac]1/4[/ggfrac], so each person gets [ggfrac]1/4[/ggfrac] of the pizza.

Q: If you have 2 pizzas and you want to share them equally among 4 people, how much pizza does each person get?

2 &amp;#247 4 = [ggfrac]2/4[/ggfrac] = [ggfrac]1/2[/ggfrac], so each person gets [ggfrac]1/2[/ggfrac] of a pizza.

Q: Is there a remainder when you divide 15 &amp;#247 3? 15 &amp;#247 4?

15 &amp;#247 3 = 5. There is no remainder. 15 &amp;#247 4 = 3 R 3.

Q: You are sewing dresses and you have 30 meters of fabric. Each dress needs 4 meters. How many dresses can you make?

30 &amp;#247 4 = 7 R 2. I can make 7 dresses, and I have 2 meters of fabric leftover. Maybe I can make a shirt!

Q: You buy 46 apples at the grocery store and the grocer packs them into boxes for you. Each box fits 10 apples. How many boxes do you need?

46 &amp;#247 10 = 4 R 6. I can fill 4 boxes and then I have 6 apples leftover. I still need a box for those apples, although it will not be full. I need 5 boxes in total.

Q: There is enough soup in a pot to fill 7 bowls. If 3 people are eating, how much soup does each person get? Is there a remainder or can it all be shared?

7 &amp;#247 3 = 2 R 1. Each person gets 2 bowls of soup, and then there is one bowl left to be shared. The contents of one bowl can be divided by 3, and 1 &amp;#247 3 = [ggfrac]1/3[/ggfrac]. So in total, each person gets 2[ggfrac]1/3[/ggfrac] bowls of soup. Then there is no remainder left!

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We’ll learn what a remainder is in a division problem.
We'll also learn how to interpret the remainder in a division problem.
And we'll discover that understanding a remainder can help us plan a field trip, display trophies, and share treats with dogs!