Joey has a bag of 18 candy bars. 🙉
Joey wants to divide these bars among him and his 3 friends.
How many bars will each of them get? 🤔
Let's try to divide 18 bars into 4 groups.
There are 2 bars left over.
The leftover number is called a remainder.
This is how to solve the problem using long division. 👇
A remainder is usually shown with a capital R.
Do we get a remainder when we divide 10 by 3?
10 ÷ 3 = ?
Let's check with long division.
10 divided by 3 equals 3 with a remainder of 1.
10 ÷ 3 = 3 R 1
Tip: If you get a remainder greater than the divisor, the division is incomplete. You might have made a mistake.
The remainder should always be less than the divisor.
To check if we got the correct answer, let's multiply the quotient and divisor, then add the remainder.
3 × 3 = 9
9 + 1 = 10
The sum we get is equal to the dividend. ✅
Let's divide this:
159 ÷ 13 = ?
We can solve this using long division. 👇
Our answer, or quotient, is 12 with a remainder of 3.
Great job learning about remainders in division!
Now, complete the practice to help you remember for longer.