πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 172 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Maya buys 6 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
378 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Lily has 201 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Aiden has 31 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Lily shares 76 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Sam has 79 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Priya has 172 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Zoe shares 89 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Priya shares 63 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11174 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
12Leo has 202 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 19 bags
- 2. 7
- 3. 12 vans
- 4. 16 bags
- 5. 5 bags
- 6. 1
- 7. 7 bags
- 8. 14 bags
- 9. 1
- 10. 3
- 11. 20 vans
- 12. 16 bags
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