πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1136 kids at a party. Each table holds 7. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
251 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
335 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Lily shares 131 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Zoe shares 118 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6181 kids at a party. Each table holds 12. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
7Leo has 92 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8237 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
9Leo shares 140 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Aiden shares 140 beads equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Omar has 136 crayons and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Sam shares 104 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 20 tables
- 2. 9 vans
- 3. 9 cars
- 4. 11
- 5. 10
- 6. 16 tables
- 7. 15 bags
- 8. 20 cars
- 9. 4
- 10. 8
- 11. 19 bags
- 12. 4
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