πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 34 cards equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Sam has 87 cookies and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Leo shares 66 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Zoe has 68 marbles and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
575 kids at a party. Each table holds 12. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
6Lily shares 87 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
771 kids at a party. Each table holds 9. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
8Zoe has 42 marbles and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Maya shares 111 beads equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Priya has 77 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Maya has 118 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Maya shares 52 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6
- 2. 12 bags
- 3. 2
- 4. 6 bags
- 5. 7 tables
- 6. 2
- 7. 8 tables
- 8. 4 bags
- 9. 6
- 10. 12 bags
- 11. 19 bags
- 12. 2
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