πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 37 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Sam has 121 marbles and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Maya has 226 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Leo shares 191 beads equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
561 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
677 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
7Maya has 24 crayons and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Lily shares 132 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe shares 61 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1050 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Omar buys 7 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe buys 4 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7 bags
- 2. 15 bags
- 3. 18 bags
- 4. 11
- 5. 13 boats
- 6. 16 boats
- 7. 4 bags
- 8. 4
- 9. 1
- 10. 9 cars
- 11. 7
- 12. 7
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