πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily shares 188 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya shares 24 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Omar has 64 marbles and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Sam buys 3 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
582 kids at a party. Each table holds 6. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
6Aiden has 114 crayons and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Leo 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: ______________
8Omar shares 123 cards equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Lily shares 239 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Leo shares 119 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Priya shares 88 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe has 120 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 8
- 2. 4
- 3. 7 bags
- 4. 2
- 5. 14 tables
- 6. 14 bags
- 7. 10
- 8. 4
- 9. 11
- 10. 7
- 11. 7
- 12. 13 bags
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