πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 150 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Sam has 170 crayons and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Sam shares 247 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya shares 64 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
536 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Zoe shares 143 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7152 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8115 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9Leo has 93 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Lily has 26 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11128 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
12Zoe has 149 marbles and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6
- 2. 14 bags
- 3. 7
- 4. 4
- 5. 8 vans
- 6. 3
- 7. 17 boats
- 8. 13 boats
- 9. 11 bags
- 10. 6 bags
- 11. 15 boats
- 12. 13 bags
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