πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1162 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2156 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Lily has 117 crayons and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Zoe has 81 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Leo buys 4 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Aiden buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
742 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Maya has 131 crayons and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Zoe buys 6 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Priya buys 3 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Maya shares 230 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Sam buys 6 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. 21 vans
- 2. 18 vans
- 3. 10 bags
- 4. 8 bags
- 5. 4
- 6. 10
- 7. 5 boats
- 8. 16 bags
- 9. 4
- 10. 2
- 11. 10
- 12. 11
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