πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 154 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya buys 5 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
367 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Omar shares 174 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Maya has 134 stickers and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
694 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 8. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Leo has 51 stickers and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Aiden shares 18 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Priya buys 4 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Aiden shares 113 beads equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Leo shares 39 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Sam shares 229 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 10
- 2. 9
- 3. 7 vans
- 4. 3
- 5. 12 bags
- 6. 12 cars
- 7. 6 bags
- 8. 2
- 9. 12
- 10. 5
- 11. 3
- 12. 9
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