UNDERSTANDING REMAINDERS

Understand what remainders mean and how to interpret them in problems.

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CS.N.3.4·Performing multiplication and division with natural numbers(III)CS.N.3.7·Division with remainder(III)

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WHAT IS A REMAINDER?

When items cannot be shared equally, some are left over - that is the remainder. For 13 ÷ 4: each group gets 3 (4 x 3 = 12), and 1 is left over. We write 13 ÷ 4 = 3 remainder 1.

13 / 4

14 x 3 = 12 (biggest multiple under 13)

213 − 12 = 1 left over

313 / 4 = 3 remainder 1

= 3 r1

LEADER TIP

Use real sharing scenarios: 13 sweets for 4 children - who gets the extras? This makes remainders meaningful.

BEFORE THIS LESSON, TRY

Repeated Subtraction

PRACTICE WITH THESE GAMES

Division Quiz

Division Table

Division Memory

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