πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden buys 6 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
2121 kids at a party. Each table holds 8. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
3215 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4146 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Zoe has 211 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6160 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
7Zoe buys 5 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Omar shares 121 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Omar shares 139 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1068 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
11Lily shares 33 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe has 35 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6
- 2. 16 tables
- 3. 20 vans
- 4. 19 boats
- 5. 17 bags
- 6. 18 vans
- 7. 5
- 8. 1
- 9. 4
- 10. 14 vans
- 11. 3
- 12. 5 bags
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