πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden shares 65 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Omar has 61 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Omar has 126 marbles and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
482 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Maya has 65 marbles and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Lily buys 8 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden has 71 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Aiden has 79 stickers and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9140 kids at a party. Each table holds 8. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
10Omar shares 91 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Maya shares 86 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12102 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 10
- 2. 12 bags
- 3. 11 bags
- 4. 21 boats
- 5. 9 bags
- 6. 14
- 7. 17 bags
- 8. 8 bags
- 9. 18 tables
- 10. 1
- 11. 2
- 12. 11 boats
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