πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden shares 18 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Priya shares 37 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
37 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 3. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
426 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Zoe has 16 stickers and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Sam has 11 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Maya shares 23 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden has 44 crayons and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
930 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
10Priya shares 40 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Zoe shares 51 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Maya shares 26 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 1
- 3. 3 cars
- 4. 9 vans
- 5. 5 bags
- 6. 2 bags
- 7. 3
- 8. 8 bags
- 9. 8 vans
- 10. 4
- 11. 3
- 12. 2
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