πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar shares 92 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2103 kids at a party. Each table holds 10. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
342 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Aiden has 37 crayons and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5221 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
625 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Zoe has 31 crayons and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Lily shares 31 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9159 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
1037 kids at a party. Each table holds 5. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
1118 kids at a party. Each table holds 4. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
12Maya shares 138 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 11 tables
- 3. 6 vans
- 4. 7 bags
- 5. 19 cars
- 6. 7 cars
- 7. 4 bags
- 8. 1
- 9. 15 boats
- 10. 8 tables
- 11. 5 tables
- 12. 2
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