πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 28 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
217 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Aiden shares 16 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
47 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 3. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
5Priya shares 46 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Sam shares 33 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
720 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Zoe shares 22 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe has 29 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Leo shares 18 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1111 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
12Leo has 21 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 4
- 2. 5 cars
- 3. 1
- 4. 3 cars
- 5. 4
- 6. 1
- 7. 7 boats
- 8. 2
- 9. 5 bags
- 10. 3
- 11. 4 vans
- 12. 4 bags
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