IXL | Divide 3-digit and 4-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers: word problems

A group of 181 people is going on a boat tour. If each boat holds 17 people, how many boats will the group need?

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Oakland Beverages has 206 fluid ounces of water to bottle. Each bottle holds 19 fluid ounces. How many bottles will the water fill?

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Divide the total number of fluid ounces by the number of fluid ounces each bottle holds.

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Now think about the remainder. The answer is either 10 or 11.

Multiply:

19 × 10 = 190

19 × 11 = 209

10 bottles (190 fluid ounces) is correct. 11 bottles (209 fluid ounces) is too many. The water will fill 10 bottles.

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