πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 43 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Priya shares 16 pencils equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Priya shares 19 cards equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Aiden has 43 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
511 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Zoe shares 7 apples equally among 3 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe has 26 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Lily shares 22 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe shares 21 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1016 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
11Zoe shares 15 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1232 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3
- 2. 1
- 3. 1
- 4. 8 bags
- 5. 3 vans
- 6. 1
- 7. 6 bags
- 8. 4
- 9. 1
- 10. 4 boats
- 11. 3
- 12. 7 vans
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