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Cogito

Grade 4 Math · Chapter 3 · Lesson 3

Practice Worksheet

What the Remainder Means

One division, three different right answers.

10 problems · about 15 minutes · 4.OA.A.3

NameDate

Figure — use these to answer the problems

The array shows what shares evenly. The story decides the rest.

6 × 4 = 24

How many groups6
How many in each4
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Remainders”

    45 ÷ 7. What is the remainder?

    Answer

  2. From “Dividing by One Digit”

    738 ÷ 6 = ?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

3 problems

  1. 35 children, buses hold 9. How many buses?

    Answer

  2. What decides what to do with a remainder?

    • The question being asked.
    • How big the remainder is.

  3. 20 children, cars hold 6. How many cars are needed?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

1 problem

  1. 20 pounds, items cost 6. How many can you buy?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

4 problems

  1. 20 shared among 6. How many are left over?

    Answer

  2. The Minibuses

    30 children travel in minibuses holding 8 each. How many minibuses are needed?

    Answerminibuses

  3. The Shopping

    30 pounds buys notebooks costing 8 pounds. How many can you buy?

    Answernotebooks

  4. The Leftover

    30 sweets shared among 8 children. How many are left over?

    Answerleft over