πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya shares 17 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
244 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Omar has 10 marbles and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
427 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
5Maya shares 7 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Omar has 19 marbles and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Leo has 31 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Leo shares 17 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Omar shares 19 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Priya has 10 cookies and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Priya shares 7 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1233 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5
- 2. 8 cars
- 3. 3 bags
- 4. 7 cars
- 5. 1
- 6. 6 bags
- 7. 5 bags
- 8. 2
- 9. 3
- 10. 3 bags
- 11. 1
- 12. 7 vans
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