Divide by one-digit numbers: interpret remainders

Learn with an example

Keith had 76 plastic cups. He arranged them on trays that can hold 6 cups. How many cups were on the final tray?

Divide the total number of cups by the number on each tray.

The remainder is 4. There were 4 cups on the final tray.

A farmer wants to plant 91 tomato plants. If he puts 9 plants in each full row, how many tomato plants will be in the partially filled row?

Divide the number of plants by the number in each row.

The remainder is 1. There is 1 tomato plant in the partially filled row.

The school party committee has ₹31 to buy ice cream. Each carton of ice cream costs ₹9. After buying as many cartons of ice cream as they can, how much money will the committee have left over?

Divide the amount of money by the cost of each carton of ice cream .

The remainder is 4. The committee will have ₹4 left over .

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