πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1202 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Lily shares 142 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Maya has 179 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Lily shares 43 pencils equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden shares 189 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
631 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
7Omar shares 123 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Leo shares 17 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Omar has 113 stickers and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10186 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
11Zoe shares 102 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Sam shares 46 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 19 boats
- 2. 10
- 3. 14 bags
- 4. 1
- 5. 9
- 6. 5 vans
- 7. 2
- 8. 1
- 9. 14 bags
- 10. 19 vans
- 11. 6
- 12. 1
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