Division word problems with remainders
The question
How many folders are left over?
Courtney shares 13 folders equally among 4 friends.
3 × 4 = 12
3 × 4 = 12
13 − 12 = 1
13 ÷ 4 = 3 R 1
13 ÷ 4 = 3 R 1
asked:How many folders are left over?
1 folder
- Read it through. Something is shared equally, so it is a division — 13 ÷ 4. It does not come out even.
- Find the most whole groups that fit: 3 × 4 = 12, and one more would be 16, which is past 13. So 3 is as far as it goes.
- Now what is left over: 13 − 12 = 1. That is the remainder. 13 ÷ 4 = 3 R 1.
- The question asks how many are left over, so the answer is the remainder: 1 folder.
How it works.
- 01
Read it through. Something is shared equally, so it is a division — 13 ÷ 4. It does not come out even.
- 02
Find the most whole groups that fit: 3 × 4 = 12, and one more would be 16, which is past 13. So 3 is as far as it goes.
- 03
Now what is left over: 13 − 12 = 1. That is the remainder. 13 ÷ 4 = 3 R 1.
- 04
The question asks how many are left over, so the answer is the remainder: 1 folder.