Remainders

Last class, we learned about remainders last class and what we can do with them.

1. The remainder adds another group
1. For example, the problem we did in class was there is 24 students going on a field trip. Five children fit into a car. How many cars will be needed?
1. You would have four FULL cars, but you will still need an extra car for the other four students. So, the answer is five.
2. The remainder is dropped
1. For example, in the problem: Sarah has 23 cupcakes and seven friends. She wants all of her friends to receive the same amount of cupcakes equally. How many cupcakes will each of her friends receive?
1. You would "deal" a cupcake to each of her friends. Each friend will receive 3 cupcakes. Drop the remaining 2 because they are not needed.
3. The remainder is the answer
1. For example, let's take the previous problem: Sarah has 23 cupcake and seven friends.She wants all of her friends to receive the same amount of cupcakes equally. How many cupcakes will be left over for Sarah to eat?
1. You would "deal" a cupcake to each of her friends. Each friend will receive 3 cupcakes, for 21 cupcakes given away. She would have two left over.

I learned that you can use the remainders for different answers. I didn't know of the options! :)