Demystifying - Interpreting a remainder

Drills

Whether a worded answer wants a remainder, a decimal, a fraction or rounding.

Author note — to cover

Worded division answers: choosing between remainder form, exact decimal, fraction, and rounding up or down in context (coaches, boxes, tickets). One-digit divisors here; the context-forced rounding direction recurs on Measures rounding-in-context, so cross-reference rather than duplicate. Both tiers. (N2)

  • Answer forms — express one-digit divisions as a remainder, exact decimal or fraction as requested (4 questions).
  • Directed rounding — decide whether a one-digit division context requires rounding up or down (4 questions).
  • Mixed contexts — choose the appropriate answer for coaches, boxes, tickets and leftovers; the decision is the catch (4 questions).

The test

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