πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo shares 56 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Omar has 99 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Aiden shares 99 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
457 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
5Maya has 150 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
632 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
721 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
8Priya shares 78 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Sam shares 91 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1052 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Zoe shares 116 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1290 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 9 bags
- 3. 3
- 4. 5 cars
- 5. 18 bags
- 6. 6 vans
- 7. 5 cars
- 8. 3
- 9. 3
- 10. 6 cars
- 11. 2
- 12. 8 vans
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