πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya shares 25 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
28 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Maya shares 17 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Sam shares 37 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Lily shares 39 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
614 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 3. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
710 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8Sam shares 11 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
921 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10Aiden has 39 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Aiden has 32 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Leo shares 47 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 3 vans
- 3. 2
- 4. 1
- 5. 4
- 6. 5 cars
- 7. 4 vans
- 8. 2
- 9. 6 boats
- 10. 6 bags
- 11. 6 bags
- 12. 5
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