πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 55 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Omar has 37 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Lily shares 45 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Omar shares 164 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
569 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
6135 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
764 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8146 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Omar shares 28 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Maya has 84 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Aiden has 139 stickers and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12159 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 8. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 6 bags
- 3. 5
- 4. 4
- 5. 6 cars
- 6. 20 vans
- 7. 11 boats
- 8. 21 vans
- 9. 4
- 10. 9 bags
- 11. 11 bags
- 12. 20 cars
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