Interpret remainders

Sandra has 50 beads to make into 6 rings. Each ring will use the same number of beads. Sandra divides to see how many beads she can use in each ring.

50÷6=8 remainder 2

Which of the following describes the remainder in this case?

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A group of 19 beavers get together to build a dam. They decide to divide into teams with 4 beavers on each full team. After they make as many full teams as possible, the rest of the beavers make a smaller team.

A zookeeper has 85 treats to divide evenly among 8 seals. The zookeeper divides to see how many treats to give to each seal. The zookeeper will have as few treats left as they can.

85÷8=10 remainder 5

Which of the following describes the remainder in this case?

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A group of 14 pigs decide to clean up the 4 rooms of their pig pen. They make as large of equal groups as they can, so each group will clean one room. Then the rest of the pigs eachrwq join a different group.

Charlie has 17 tickets to spend on chocolate bars. Chocolate bars cost 3 tickets. Charlie divides to find out how many candy bars he can  buy :

17÷3=5 remainder 2

Which of the following describes the remainder in this case?

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A baker has 33 eggs to use for making cakes. Each cake takes 5 eggs.

There are 10 members in the reading club. The club has 31 books to share equally. They give as many books as they can to each member, but may have extras. They divide to see how many books each member gets.

31÷10=3 remainder 1

Which of the following describes the remainder in this case?

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Darren picked 25 flowers that he plans to divide evenly into 3 vases. He will use as many flowers per vase as he can, but may have flowers left.

A pet store receives a new shipment of 23 turtles. The owner wants to divide them as equally as possible among 4 empty tanks. Each turtle needs to live in a tank.

23÷4=5 remainder 3

Which of the following describes the remainder in this case?

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A group of 42 monkeys meet in the forest for a swinging competition. The monkeys divide into teams with 8 monkeys on each team. They make as many teams as they can, but not every monkey is in a team.

A group of 5 friends made 38 snowballs for a snowball fight. They each threw the same number of balls. They had less than 5 balls left. They divide to see how many balls each friend threw.

38÷5=7 remainder 3

Which of the following describes the remainder in this case?

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There are 13 penguins going on a field trip to an iceberg. The penguins try to get into 6 equal-sized groups. They make the groups as large as they can, but not every penguin is in a group.

A caterpillar plans to visit her friend the beetle. Her friend lives 48 meters away. The caterpillar plans to travel 9 meters per day. The caterpillar divides to see how many days it will take to reach her friend.

48÷9=5 remainder 3

Which of the following describes the remainder in this case?

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Gracie has 5 pet bunnies that love to eat whole carrots. She has 39 carrots to feed the bunnies. Gracie will use as many carrots as she can and give each bunny the same number.