Unit 13 Contents

Problems with Remainders

Each of the following problems involves division and remainders. Deal with the remainder in a way that makes sense for the question asked.

8. 250 children from Bessie Coleman Elementary School were going on a field trip. Each bus could hold 60 children. How many buses did they need?
9. Julia earned $1.00 and wanted to spend it to buy some fancy pencils for school. If each pencil costs $.30, how many pencils could she buy?

10. The teachers at Bessie Coleman Elementary School ordered 21 pizzas for the four third-grade classes to share equally. How many pizzas did each class get?
11. The 23 students in a third-grade classroom were divided into four groups. Each group was about the same size. How many students were in each group?

Your Division Stories

12. Write your own stories to match the following division problems. Then solve the problems. Include what happens to any remainders.
1. 26 ÷ 5 = ?
2. 75 ÷ 10 = ?
3. 140 ÷ 2 = ?