πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily shares 45 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Lily has 162 crayons and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3153 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Lily buys 8 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
5Sam shares 101 pencils equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Maya has 36 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7110 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Leo buys 4 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe has 83 stickers and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1069 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
11Omar shares 83 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12137 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 8. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 20 bags
- 3. 14 vans
- 4. 22
- 5. 3
- 6. 4 bags
- 7. 14 boats
- 8. 5
- 9. 6 bags
- 10. 8 boats
- 11. 2
- 12. 18 cars
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