πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
123 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
225 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Maya shares 18 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Sam shares 18 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Priya has 32 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Maya shares 26 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Priya shares 13 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe shares 13 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
923 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10Omar shares 25 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden shares 25 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Maya has 23 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6 boats
- 2. 9 boats
- 3. 3
- 4. 3
- 5. 6 bags
- 6. 1
- 7. 1
- 8. 1
- 9. 8 boats
- 10. 1
- 11. 1
- 12. 4 bags
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