πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 127 beads equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya shares 201 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe shares 89 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
471 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Maya has 103 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Maya has 111 cookies and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Aiden shares 78 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Sam shares 162 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden has 84 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Aiden has 75 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Omar shares 141 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1294 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 9
- 3. 4
- 4. 18 vans
- 5. 20 bags
- 6. 10 bags
- 7. 2
- 8. 6
- 9. 16 bags
- 10. 12 bags
- 11. 1
- 12. 12 boats
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