πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
126 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Lily shares 12 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
314 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
444 kids at a party. Each table holds 6. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
5Aiden shares 17 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Omar has 20 cookies and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
78 kids at a party. Each table holds 3. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
8Zoe shares 22 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
952 kids at a party. Each table holds 6. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
10Omar shares 38 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1126 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Omar shares 50 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5 boats
- 2. 2
- 3. 3 boats
- 4. 8 tables
- 5. 2
- 6. 6 bags
- 7. 3 tables
- 8. 2
- 9. 9 tables
- 10. 2
- 11. 6 cars
- 12. 2
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