πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 98 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Lily has 66 crayons and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Sam shares 117 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Priya has 66 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5137 kids at a party. Each table holds 9. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
6Priya shares 51 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7113 kids at a party. Each table holds 7. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
8124 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Omar shares 43 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Aiden shares 57 beads equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Sam has 25 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Omar shares 67 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 10 bags
- 2. 13 bags
- 3. 5
- 4. 8 bags
- 5. 16 tables
- 6. 1
- 7. 17 tables
- 8. 13 vans
- 9. 1
- 10. 1
- 11. 6 bags
- 12. 7
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