πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 46 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
241 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
343 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
441 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
513 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Zoe shares 29 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
727 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8Lily shares 42 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe shares 37 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe shares 29 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Lily shares 11 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Priya shares 13 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 4
- 2. 9 cars
- 3. 9 boats
- 4. 9 boats
- 5. 4 boats
- 6. 4
- 7. 5 vans
- 8. 2
- 9. 2
- 10. 4
- 11. 2
- 12. 1
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