πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 35 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
211 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Leo shares 25 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Zoe shares 19 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
514 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
627 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Priya shares 17 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Omar has 25 crayons and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Lily has 37 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Priya shares 19 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Leo shares 13 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden has 10 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3
- 2. 3 cars
- 3. 1
- 4. 4
- 5. 5 vans
- 6. 5 cars
- 7. 2
- 8. 8 bags
- 9. 6 bags
- 10. 1
- 11. 3
- 12. 2 bags
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