πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 32 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
28 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Maya shares 47 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya has 9 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
513 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Omar shares 17 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe shares 23 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Omar shares 44 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
937 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
10Zoe shares 25 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Sam has 8 crayons and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Sam shares 29 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 3 boats
- 3. 5
- 4. 2 bags
- 5. 4 cars
- 6. 2
- 7. 5
- 8. 4
- 9. 7 vans
- 10. 1
- 11. 2 bags
- 12. 1
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