πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
117 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
225 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Priya has 26 stickers and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Omar shares 40 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Priya has 31 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Sam shares 34 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
731 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8Omar shares 15 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
917 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10Omar has 13 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Lily shares 11 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1213 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3 vans
- 2. 9 vans
- 3. 8 bags
- 4. 4
- 5. 5 bags
- 6. 2
- 7. 8 vans
- 8. 3
- 9. 3 boats
- 10. 2 bags
- 11. 2
- 12. 3 boats
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