Decide whether to round up, drop, or report a remainder based on what a word problem is actually asking.
The math remainder is always the same, but what you DO with it depends entirely on the story. Sometimes you round the quotient UP, because the leftover amount still needs its own spot. Sometimes you DROP the remainder, because only complete groups count. Sometimes the remainder itself IS part of the answer, the leftover amount the question is asking about.
Always compute the honest remainder first. Only after that, ask what the story wants done with it.
Mastery looks like: They solve division word problems and correctly decide whether to round up, drop, or report the remainder based on the context of the story.
Common stumbles: Always rounding up (or always dropping) out of habit instead of reading what the story actually needs; reporting only the quotient and forgetting the remainder mattered to the question.
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