πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 205 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2137 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 10. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Aiden shares 88 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
486 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Leo shares 41 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Omar shares 187 pencils equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Priya has 146 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
849 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
996 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 11. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Aiden shares 158 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Leo has 152 crayons and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Priya shares 62 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7
- 2. 14 cars
- 3. 4
- 4. 8 boats
- 5. 1
- 6. 7
- 7. 20 bags
- 8. 6 boats
- 9. 9 cars
- 10. 5
- 11. 15 bags
- 12. 2
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