πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 149 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Aiden has 145 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Sam has 129 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4166 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5158 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6133 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
7Aiden has 182 stickers and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Aiden shares 96 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Sam shares 107 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Maya shares 130 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Leo has 89 cookies and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12108 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 16 bags
- 2. 20 bags
- 3. 18 bags
- 4. 16 vans
- 5. 20 boats
- 6. 15 vans
- 7. 16 bags
- 8. 1
- 9. 5
- 10. 2
- 11. 8 bags
- 12. 10 boats
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