πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
166 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
2Lily has 113 marbles and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Lily has 59 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Zoe buys 9 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
5Maya shares 115 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
667 kids at a party. Each table holds 11. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
7Maya has 78 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Zoe buys 7 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden has 131 stickers and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Aiden has 148 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1127 kids at a party. Each table holds 6. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
12Maya shares 38 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 17 cars
- 2. 10 bags
- 3. 5 bags
- 4. 10
- 5. 3
- 6. 7 tables
- 7. 15 bags
- 8. 8
- 9. 16 bags
- 10. 16 bags
- 11. 5 tables
- 12. 6
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