πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya shares 26 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Omar shares 42 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Maya has 27 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Priya shares 67 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Sam has 111 crayons and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Sam has 181 crayons and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Omar shares 61 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Maya shares 102 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
963 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 11. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Maya has 39 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1171 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
1273 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 6
- 3. 6 bags
- 4. 3
- 5. 13 bags
- 6. 16 bags
- 7. 1
- 8. 2
- 9. 6 cars
- 10. 4 bags
- 11. 18 cars
- 12. 10 vans
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