πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar shares 146 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Zoe shares 22 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
325 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Lily shares 50 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
562 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
6Zoe buys 5 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
798 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
8Lily buys 7 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9138 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 12. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10Lily has 40 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Priya buys 9 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
1249 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3
- 2. 2
- 3. 5 cars
- 4. 5
- 5. 11 cars
- 6. 5
- 7. 20 cars
- 8. 8
- 9. 12 boats
- 10. 6 bags
- 11. 16
- 12. 10 boats
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