Interpreting the Remainder

At the zoo we bought 6 maps. If we paid with a $50 bill and received $2 in change, how much did each map cost?

You have $19. If you spent an equal amount of money on 4 sandwiches and had $3 left, how much did each sandwich cost?

A group of 8 elephants have 30 peanuts to share. Can each elephant have 4 peanuts?

There are 87 flamingoes at the zoo. If each swimming hole can hold 7 flamingoes, how many swimming holes are needed?

There were 56 people in line to see the lions. Only 6 people could go at a time. How many groups of people would get to see the lions?

The road through the zoo is 23 miles long. Information signs are every 5 miles. How many signs are along the road?

The zookeeper sews 8 patches on each of his employee’s shirts. He has 62 patches. How many leftover patches will there be?

We bought 74 zoo books. When we got back to school, we put them on 9 shelves. How many are on each shelf? And, how many are left over?

We are going on a field trip to the zoo. There are 41 students and 6 teachers attending. If each car holds 4 people, how many cars do we need?

There were 19 monkeys sleeping at the zoo. Each monkey house holds 4 monkeys. How many houses are needed for all 19 monkeys?