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.
- 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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- Each CD bin at Sound City holds 8 disks.
How many bins are needed to hold 195 disks? - 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? - Boxes of juice are sold in packs of 6. The Day
Center needs 103 boxes of juice. How many
packs should the center buy? - 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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