πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
135 kids at a party. Each table holds 4. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
223 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
326 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Zoe has 34 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Leo shares 15 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Leo has 21 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Sam shares 49 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe has 10 cookies and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Maya has 33 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1027 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
1111 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 3. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Omar shares 40 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 9 tables
- 2. 5 vans
- 3. 6 vans
- 4. 6 bags
- 5. 3
- 6. 4 bags
- 7. 1
- 8. 3 bags
- 9. 5 bags
- 10. 5 vans
- 11. 4 cars
- 12. 4
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