πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1122 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
251 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Maya buys 4 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Leo has 49 crayons and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Lily has 116 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Priya shares 77 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7103 kids at a party. Each table holds 8. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
8Maya shares 175 beads equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Priya buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Aiden buys 8 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden buys 8 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Maya shares 163 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 16 vans
- 2. 11 cars
- 3. 6
- 4. 6 bags
- 5. 9 bags
- 6. 1
- 7. 13 tables
- 8. 7
- 9. 8
- 10. 8
- 11. 8
- 12. 1
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