πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
119 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
243 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Maya shares 20 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
414 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Omar shares 7 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
639 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
720 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8Aiden shares 29 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Priya shares 13 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Leo shares 20 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Priya has 28 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Omar has 10 cookies and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7 vans
- 2. 9 vans
- 3. 2
- 4. 5 boats
- 5. 1
- 6. 8 boats
- 7. 7 vans
- 8. 5
- 9. 1
- 10. 2
- 11. 5 bags
- 12. 3 bags
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