πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya shares 167 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2105 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Leo buys 5 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4127 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 10. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
5113 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 12. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Maya shares 51 cards equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
774 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
8135 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9Sam buys 7 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10135 kids at a party. Each table holds 10. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
11Lily shares 121 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Zoe has 47 marbles and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7
- 2. 18 cars
- 3. 3
- 4. 13 cars
- 5. 10 boats
- 6. 1
- 7. 7 cars
- 8. 13 boats
- 9. 7
- 10. 14 tables
- 11. 1
- 12. 7 bags
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