πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1121 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
284 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Omar shares 212 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
492 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Priya shares 119 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Aiden shares 47 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe shares 91 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden shares 78 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Leo shares 41 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Maya has 121 marbles and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Maya shares 154 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden shares 179 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 14 boats
- 2. 17 boats
- 3. 3
- 4. 9 boats
- 5. 5
- 6. 3
- 7. 1
- 8. 1
- 9. 1
- 10. 12 bags
- 11. 2
- 12. 11
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