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In this activity, we will carry out some simple divisions by 2, 3, 4 and 5 with remainders.

 

Question

Calculate this division and find the remainder:

 28 ÷ 5

Answer

We have to find out how many fives go into 28.

We can do this using a number line.

Number line

 

 It goes 5 times and there is a remainder of 3.

5 x 5 = 25

28 - 25 = 3

 

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