πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily shares 7 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
217 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
39 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
431 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Zoe shares 16 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Aiden has 46 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Lily has 23 marbles and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Sam shares 45 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Maya has 26 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Leo has 19 crayons and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Leo has 16 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Priya has 44 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 5 vans
- 3. 3 boats
- 4. 8 vans
- 5. 1
- 6. 7 bags
- 7. 7 bags
- 8. 3
- 9. 4 bags
- 10. 6 bags
- 11. 2 bags
- 12. 7 bags
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