πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya has 90 stickers and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2149 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Aiden shares 136 beads equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya shares 47 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
591 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Priya shares 235 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
784 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Sam has 75 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Sam shares 58 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Sam has 62 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Zoe has 58 crayons and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Maya shares 48 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 11 bags
- 2. 19 vans
- 3. 6
- 4. 5
- 5. 9 vans
- 6. 7
- 7. 17 boats
- 8. 18 bags
- 9. 4
- 10. 15 bags
- 11. 5 bags
- 12. 3
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/4th-grade/word-remainders