πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
123 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
283 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Lily shares 43 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Omar shares 100 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
558 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
6124 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
7Priya has 151 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Omar has 73 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Priya buys 5 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Aiden buys 7 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Sam has 75 crayons and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Omar buys 6 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6 cars
- 2. 12 vans
- 3. 3
- 4. 1
- 5. 5 cars
- 6. 21 boats
- 7. 16 bags
- 8. 12 bags
- 9. 10
- 10. 12
- 11. 6 bags
- 12. 9
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