πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 14 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya shares 18 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
336 kids at a party. Each table holds 5. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
4Sam shares 11 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
526 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Sam has 50 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
713 kids at a party. Each table holds 6. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
835 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9Omar shares 22 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1012 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
1113 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
12Leo shares 34 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 2
- 3. 8 tables
- 4. 2
- 5. 7 boats
- 6. 8 bags
- 7. 3 tables
- 8. 9 boats
- 9. 1
- 10. 3 boats
- 11. 4 boats
- 12. 4
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