πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden shares 11 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya shares 25 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Lily shares 31 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Lily has 31 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
553 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Leo shares 10 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Lily shares 38 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
813 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9Zoe has 14 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Maya has 33 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Aiden has 32 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Zoe shares 19 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 1
- 3. 3
- 4. 7 bags
- 5. 9 boats
- 6. 1
- 7. 2
- 8. 4 boats
- 9. 2 bags
- 10. 5 bags
- 11. 6 bags
- 12. 1
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