Division Problem: Sharing Bracelets

Maya needs 44 batteries for smoke alarms. The batteries come in packs of 6. How many packs does Maya need to buy?

What is the whole-number quotient when dividing 44 by 6?

How many students can give speeches in a 46-minute class if each student talks for 4 minutes?

What is the remainder when dividing 44 by 6?

What level of understanding does a student demonstrate if they can explain how to solve a division problem and interpret the remainder in the context of the problem?

Rita gives an equal number of bracelets to 8 friends. How many bracelets does each friend get?

What is the remainder when 57 students are divided into groups of 5?

Aiden buys 18 wheels for his solar toy cars. How many cars can he build if each car needs 4 wheels?

How many vans are needed to take all the 57 students to the science museum if each van can take 5 students?

Amanda has 73 inches of wire. She needs to cut all the wire into 8 identical pieces. How many inches long will each piece be?

Why is this problem a good situation to write the remainder as a fraction?

If Veronica gives 2 bracelets to her sister, how many bracelets does she have left?

How can Veronica use the whole-number quotient and remainder to answer the question?

Problem-Solving Strategies

Rita gives an equal number of bracelets to 8 friends, including Veronica, and Veronica gives 2 of the bracelets to her sister.
To find the number of bracelets Veronica has left, you can use equations: 40 ÷ 8 = 5, and then 5 - 2 = 3.

Division with Remainders

Aiden buys 18 wheels for solar toy cars, and each car needs 4 wheels.
To find the number of cars Aiden can build, you can divide 18 by 4, resulting in a whole-number quotient and remainder.

Real-World Applications

57 students are going to the science museum, and each van can take 5 students.
To find the number of vans needed, you can use a visual model to divide the students into groups of 5.

Interpreting Remainders

In the problem of dividing 57 students into groups of 5, the remainder can be used to find the number of vans that will be full and the number of students that will ride in the van that is not full.

Calculating Length

Amanda has 73 inches of wire for a science experiment and needs to cut it into 8 identical pieces.
To find the length of each piece, you can divide 73 by 8.

Writing Remainders as Fractions

In the problem of dividing 73 inches of wire into 8 pieces, the remainder can be written as a fraction to represent the length of each piece.

Buying Batteries

Maya needs 44 batteries for smoke alarms, and the batteries come in packs of 6.
To find the number of packs Maya needs to buy, you can divide 44 by 6 and interpret the remainder.

I Can Statements

I can solve a division problem and interpret the remainder in the context of the problem.
I can explain how to solve a division problem and interpret the remainder in the context of the problem.

Exit Ticket

Mr. Jenkins' class is giving speeches during a 46-minute class, and each student will be able to talk for 4 minutes.
To find the number of students that can give speeches, you can divide 46 by 4 and justify your answer.

Solve a division problem to find out how many bracelets Veronica has left after giving some to her sister. Practice interpreting the remainder in the context of the problem.

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