πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
172 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2Aiden has 58 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Zoe has 65 cookies and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Maya shares 66 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5121 kids at a party. Each table holds 10. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
6Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7129 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Zoe has 25 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Maya buys 9 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Lily has 63 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Aiden shares 131 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12186 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 15 vans
- 2. 14 bags
- 3. 5 bags
- 4. 2
- 5. 13 tables
- 6. 3
- 7. 17 boats
- 8. 6 bags
- 9. 12
- 10. 6 bags
- 11. 5
- 12. 17 boats
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