πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 239 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Priya shares 208 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
391 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
4Aiden buys 6 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
5Lily has 37 marbles and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Maya buys 6 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden buys 9 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Priya shares 147 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
986 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10106 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Zoe has 155 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Sam buys 4 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 11
- 2. 4
- 3. 12 boats
- 4. 9
- 5. 5 bags
- 6. 9
- 7. 15
- 8. 3
- 9. 18 boats
- 10. 12 cars
- 11. 17 bags
- 12. 7
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