πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 25 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Lily has 9 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Leo shares 53 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Leo has 16 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Aiden shares 22 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Lily has 25 cookies and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Lily shares 38 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden has 20 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Maya has 14 cookies and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Aiden has 22 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Zoe shares 29 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Omar shares 26 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 2 bags
- 3. 5
- 4. 3 bags
- 5. 4
- 6. 8 bags
- 7. 3
- 8. 3 bags
- 9. 4 bags
- 10. 4 bags
- 11. 1
- 12. 2
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