πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar shares 16 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Zoe shares 15 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Sam has 20 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Maya shares 30 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Omar shares 29 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Lily shares 33 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
734 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Aiden shares 22 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
922 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
1021 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
11Zoe has 53 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1221 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 3
- 3. 3 bags
- 4. 2
- 5. 4
- 6. 3
- 7. 9 boats
- 8. 1
- 9. 8 vans
- 10. 5 vans
- 11. 8 bags
- 12. 5 boats
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