πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 68 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2136 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3103 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4146 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Sam has 50 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Aiden has 169 marbles and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Zoe shares 137 pencils equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe shares 65 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Lily shares 61 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Omar buys 6 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Priya has 34 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Omar has 23 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 16 vans
- 3. 9 vans
- 4. 13 vans
- 5. 7 bags
- 6. 16 bags
- 7. 7
- 8. 5
- 9. 7
- 10. 6
- 11. 8 bags
- 12. 5 bags
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