πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 17 crayons and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
238 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Zoe shares 38 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
439 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Zoe shares 43 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
610 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
7Zoe has 44 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Lily shares 31 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Maya shares 13 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1027 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Leo shares 34 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Lily shares 14 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5 bags
- 2. 8 cars
- 3. 3
- 4. 8 vans
- 5. 3
- 6. 4 vans
- 7. 8 bags
- 8. 1
- 9. 1
- 10. 7 cars
- 11. 4
- 12. 2
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