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

Example

Calculate this division and find the remainder:

17 ÷ 3

Answer

We have to find out how many threes go into 17.

We can do this using a number line.

 It goes 5 times and there is a remainder of 2.

5 x 3 = 15

17 - 15 = 2

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