πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya shares 24 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
225 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Zoe shares 18 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Omar has 13 cookies and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Zoe has 10 crayons and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
617 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 3. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
713 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
826 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Aiden shares 16 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Lily shares 17 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Leo has 16 crayons and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Omar has 11 crayons and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 4
- 2. 7 boats
- 3. 3
- 4. 4 bags
- 5. 3 bags
- 6. 6 cars
- 7. 3 boats
- 8. 7 vans
- 9. 1
- 10. 2
- 11. 3 bags
- 12. 3 bags
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