πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 66 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Omar has 66 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Maya has 125 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Priya shares 56 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden has 79 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Priya buys 5 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
793 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Lily shares 92 pencils equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Leo buys 7 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Sam has 98 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Leo shares 58 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Maya has 145 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7 bags
- 2. 6 bags
- 3. 20 bags
- 4. 2
- 5. 19 bags
- 6. 10
- 7. 19 boats
- 8. 2
- 9. 7
- 10. 8 bags
- 11. 2
- 12. 16 bags
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