πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 155 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Priya shares 98 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Maya shares 117 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4112 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
526 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Priya has 37 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Sam shares 55 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Omar shares 76 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden shares 95 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe has 175 cookies and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Aiden shares 25 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Omar shares 103 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 12 bags
- 2. 3
- 3. 5
- 4. 12 vans
- 5. 5 vans
- 6. 9 bags
- 7. 7
- 8. 4
- 9. 5
- 10. 17 bags
- 11. 1
- 12. 4
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