Starter quiz
Use the multiplication facts to derive 20 × 18 = ______- '360' ✓
- Match the division equations to their answers.
- 282 ÷ 4 =⇔70.5 ✓
- 646 ÷ 8 =⇔80.75 ✓
- 321 ÷ 4 =⇔80.25 ✓
- Select which type of answer would be best to use for the following question: Mrs Jones has 894 football stickers to share amongst her class of 30 pupils. How many stickers will each pupil receive?
- 894 ÷ 30 = 29 r24 ✓
- 894 ÷ 30 = 29.8
- 894 ÷ 30 = 29
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- Select which type of answer would be best to use: Mrs Jones’ class raise £894 in the school cake-a-thon. There are 30 pupils in the class; each raised an equal amount. How much did each pupil raise?
- 894 ÷ 30 = 29 r24
- 894 ÷ 30 = 29.8 ✓
- 894 ÷ 30 = 29 Simplified Fraction
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- Elm coaches uses 918 litres of petrol each day. There are 30 coaches. How many litres does each coach use per day? Give your answer as a decimal. ______ litres
- '30.6' ✓
- Beech buses Coastliner runs 28 times a day. Each day the Coastliner travels 7.7 km. How far is each journey? Give your answer as a decimal. ______ km
- '2.75' ✓
Exit quiz
- Use the multiplication facts to derive 25 × 18 = ______
- '450' ✓
- Match the division equations to their remainders.
- 282 ÷ 7 = 40⇔r 2 ✓
- 643 ÷ 8 = 80⇔r 3 ✓
- 544 ÷ 9 = 60⇔r 4 ✓
- 545 ÷ 6 = 90⇔r 5 ✓
- 496 ÷ 7 = 70⇔r 6 ✓
- 255 children are going on a trip. They need 1 adult for every group of 6 children. How many adults do they need to take?
- 42
- 42.5
- 43 ✓
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- 180 oranges are put into bags of 17 How many bags can be filled? What is done with the remainder here to answer the question?
- Round the remainder up.
- Ignore the remainder. ✓
- Express the remainder exactly as a decimal.
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- Answer the problem interpreting the remainder. Six children can sit at each table. 327 children need to sit down to eat lunch. How many tables will be needed? ______ tables
- '55' ✓
- Answer the problem interpreting the remainder. A roll of ribbon is 2.8 m long. 25 children need ribbon to tie to their bags. How long is each piece of ribbon? ______ cm
- '11.2' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The remainder can be rounded up or down, depending on context.
- Some problems require the remainder being given as a fraction or a decimal.
Common misconception
Pupils do not consider the context when identifying what to do with the remainder.
Pupils often respond well to ridiculous examples here such as suggesting some of the class are left behind on a school trip in order to have equal-sized teams. These more extreme examples help consideration of context.
Keywords
Long division - Long division is a method used for dividing large numbers by breaking the number down into smaller groups.
Remainder - A remainder is an amount left after a division.
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