πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden shares 123 beads equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2164 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Maya has 110 marbles and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Aiden has 95 marbles and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Omar shares 92 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Priya shares 139 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7127 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 11. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
8Lily has 206 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Zoe has 205 stickers and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Lily shares 168 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Priya shares 158 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1273 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 4
- 2. 19 vans
- 3. 15 bags
- 4. 11 bags
- 5. 2
- 6. 3
- 7. 12 cars
- 8. 17 bags
- 9. 18 bags
- 10. 3
- 11. 2
- 12. 11 vans
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