πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1102 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
2Omar has 163 crayons and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Zoe shares 124 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Sam shares 66 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
554 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
622 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
7Leo shares 127 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Sam shares 59 beads equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9139 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10Maya has 121 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Lily shares 203 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe has 81 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 12 cars
- 2. 13 bags
- 3. 4
- 4. 1
- 5. 11 cars
- 6. 6 boats
- 7. 6
- 8. 9
- 9. 14 boats
- 10. 20 bags
- 11. 3
- 12. 20 bags
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