πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 25 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
267 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Maya shares 196 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya has 102 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5146 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Omar buys 3 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
767 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8107 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
948 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10Sam shares 164 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1144 kids at a party. Each table holds 10. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
12Sam has 35 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 14 boats
- 3. 9
- 4. 20 bags
- 5. 21 vans
- 6. 6
- 7. 14 vans
- 8. 10 boats
- 9. 10 boats
- 10. 2
- 11. 5 tables
- 12. 8 bags
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