πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has 22 crayons and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
231 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Sam shares 27 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Sam has 14 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Zoe shares 40 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Sam shares 36 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden shares 23 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Leo shares 8 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Omar shares 23 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1031 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Aiden shares 15 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1210 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7 bags
- 2. 7 cars
- 3. 3
- 4. 2 bags
- 5. 4
- 6. 1
- 7. 2
- 8. 2
- 9. 2
- 10. 8 cars
- 11. 3
- 12. 3 cars
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