πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 11 stickers and puts 3 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Sam shares 23 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Maya shares 19 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya shares 15 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Lily shares 43 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Maya has 32 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
77 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 3. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
833 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
921 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Maya has 46 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Sam shares 11 beads equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1227 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3 bags
- 2. 5
- 3. 4
- 4. 3
- 5. 3
- 6. 5 bags
- 7. 3 vans
- 8. 7 vans
- 9. 5 cars
- 10. 7 bags
- 11. 2
- 12. 7 boats
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