πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 71 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
246 kids at a party. Each table holds 7. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
3107 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Sam has 72 marbles and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
562 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Lily shares 50 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden shares 58 beads equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8184 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
9Leo has 115 crayons and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Sam has 77 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11134 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Lily shares 25 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3
- 2. 7 tables
- 3. 11 vans
- 4. 10 bags
- 5. 16 vans
- 6. 2
- 7. 2
- 8. 21 cars
- 9. 16 bags
- 10. 12 bags
- 11. 12 cars
- 12. 1
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