Thursday, March 4, 2010

Interpreting remainders

In division problems the solution can be the quotient, the remainder or the quotient plus one. It dependes on the question. Let´s see:

1. When the solution is the quotient: In these cases the question ask for the number of complete groups that can be done or the exact number of elements in each group. For example: how many groups of 6 cards can be done with 52 cards?

EXERCISE:A school production played yesterday night. Tickets sold for $25. The play raised $ 20,425. How many tickets were sold?

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