πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya shares 47 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Lily has 35 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
316 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
414 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 3. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
545 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Aiden shares 35 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Leo shares 9 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Leo has 22 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Maya shares 9 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Lily shares 7 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1123 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
12Sam shares 10 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5
- 2. 8 bags
- 3. 6 vans
- 4. 5 cars
- 5. 8 cars
- 6. 3
- 7. 1
- 8. 3 bags
- 9. 1
- 10. 1
- 11. 8 boats
- 12. 2
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