Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

9-inch strips of plastic

75-inch or 125-inch roll of plastic

Visualize the facts of the problem

as you reread.

Facts:

Question: Which roll will have less plastic

left over when it is cut into 9-inch strips?

Divide both 75 inches and 125 inches by 9.

Compare the remainders.

Look for the smaller remainder.

Interpret the remainder to solve each problem.

1. Jason uses 9-inch strips of plastic.
   He can buy a 75-inch roll of plastic or
   a 125-inch roll of plastic. Which roll
   will have less wasted material?

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2. Each CD bin at Sound City holds 8 disks.
   How many bins are needed to hold 195 disks?


3. Each treasure hunt team will have 5 people. So far 42 people
   have signed up. How many more people are needed to make
   every team equal? How many teams will there be?


4. Boxes of juice are sold in packs of 6. The Day
   Center needs 103 boxes of juice. How many
   packs should the center buy?


5. A soccer card club has 7 members. Together they have 1305 cards.
   How many more cards do they need to share the cards equally?

Write a problem that uses a remainder.

Have a classmate solve it.

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