Crackers come in packages of 7. Ethan ate 82 crackers. How many whole boxes did he eat and how many crackers does he have left?
To find out how many whole boxes Ethan ate, we can divide the total number of crackers he ate (82) by the number of crackers in each package (7).
82 crackers ÷ 7 crackers/package = 11 whole boxes
Therefore, Ethan ate 11 whole boxes of crackers.
To determine how many crackers he has left, we need to find the remainder (or the leftovers) after dividing the total number of crackers by the number of crackers in each package.
82 crackers ÷ 7 crackers/package = 11 boxes with a remainder of 5 crackers
So, Ethan has 5 crackers left after eating 11 whole boxes.
This is a simple division problem with an expected remainder:
82 / 7 = 11 boxes + 5 crackers leftover.
We can't expect a decimal in this sort of problem so we consider how many 7's can FULLY go into 82 and then subtract that total when no more 7's fit.
So, 82 crackers can be divided into 11 complete piles of 7 crackers. 11 times 7 is equal to 77. We subtract 77 from 82 which leaves us 5, the number of crackers Ethan has left over.