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4th grade
Course: 4th grade > Unit 5
Lesson 1: RemaindersUnderstanding remainders
Use arrays and practice problems to understand remainders.
Some division problems work out nicely.
Other division problems don't work out nicely.
Oh no! We can't split circles into perfect groups of . We have some circles left over.
Key idea: We can use a remainder to describe what remains after dividing.
Practice problems
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