πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 34 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
27 kids at a party. Each table holds 3. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
334 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Lily shares 19 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
515 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Aiden shares 43 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
738 kids at a party. Each table holds 5. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
87 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9Zoe has 26 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1047 kids at a party. Each table holds 6. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
11Zoe has 39 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Priya shares 21 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 3 tables
- 3. 6 vans
- 4. 1
- 5. 3 vans
- 6. 3
- 7. 8 tables
- 8. 3 boats
- 9. 5 bags
- 10. 8 tables
- 11. 7 bags
- 12. 1
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