πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
114 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
221 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Zoe shares 18 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Leo shares 34 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Omar shares 49 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Sam has 39 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Lily shares 17 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
812 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Sam has 20 marbles and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Maya has 20 marbles and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Lily shares 16 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1218 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 4 vans
- 2. 6 boats
- 3. 2
- 4. 4
- 5. 1
- 6. 7 bags
- 7. 2
- 8. 3 vans
- 9. 6 bags
- 10. 6 bags
- 11. 1
- 12. 5 vans
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