πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 99 stickers and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Sam shares 152 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
381 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Omar has 48 crayons and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Sam shares 38 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Priya shares 41 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
726 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8119 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
979 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
10Aiden shares 202 beads equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Leo shares 197 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Priya has 37 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 8 bags
- 2. 8
- 3. 21 vans
- 4. 9 bags
- 5. 2
- 6. 1
- 7. 5 vans
- 8. 14 cars
- 9. 14 vans
- 10. 2
- 11. 5
- 12. 6 bags
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