Division by a one-digit number: quotients and remainders 1
Share \(17\) counters equally among \(4\) students. How many counters does each student get, and how many are left over? Explain why the leftovers cannot make another equal round of sharing.
Hints
- Try giving each student the same number of counters.
- After making complete groups, count any counters still unused.
- Ask whether every student could get one more.
Solution
1. Four equal groups of \(4\) counters use \(4\times4=16\) counters.
2. One counter is left, so the result is \(17\div4=4\) remainder \(1\).
3. The one leftover cannot give another counter to all four students.
Answer
\(4\) counters per student and \(1\) counter left over. One counter is not enough to give one more to each of the four students.
