πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1175 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2202 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
371 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Lily has 73 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Lily shares 195 pencils equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Priya buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Lily has 119 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
883 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9Sam shares 147 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe has 128 cookies and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Leo buys 3 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Maya buys 6 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 18 vans
- 2. 21 boats
- 3. 9 vans
- 4. 9 bags
- 5. 8
- 6. 9
- 7. 13 bags
- 8. 17 boats
- 9. 3
- 10. 12 bags
- 11. 4
- 12. 9
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