πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
129 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
291 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Lily buys 6 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Lily buys 9 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
578 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Priya 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: ______________
7Zoe has 142 crayons and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Aiden buys 6 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Maya shares 69 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Lily shares 30 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11112 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 10. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
12Maya shares 35 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5 boats
- 2. 10 vans
- 3. 6
- 4. 13
- 5. 9 boats
- 6. 10
- 7. 11 bags
- 8. 10
- 9. 9
- 10. 2
- 11. 12 cars
- 12. 5
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