πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 47 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Zoe has 47 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Maya shares 202 beads equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya shares 51 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
549 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Lily has 156 stickers and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7120 kids at a party. Each table holds 11. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
8199 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
940 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Omar has 86 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Zoe shares 161 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Leo shares 174 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5
- 2. 5 bags
- 3. 2
- 4. 3
- 5. 9 vans
- 6. 19 bags
- 7. 11 tables
- 8. 19 boats
- 9. 5 cars
- 10. 9 bags
- 11. 8
- 12. 6
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