πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 42 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya shares 11 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
337 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
4Sam has 34 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Leo shares 8 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
612 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
725 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 3. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Priya shares 31 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Sam shares 27 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1046 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
1111 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
1219 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 1
- 3. 7 boats
- 4. 5 bags
- 5. 2
- 6. 3 boats
- 7. 9 boats
- 8. 1
- 9. 2
- 10. 8 cars
- 11. 3 boats
- 12. 4 boats
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