πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe 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: ______________
2132 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3113 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Aiden shares 69 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden shares 49 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
619 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
7Priya has 199 marbles and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Aiden buys 4 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10138 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
11Lily has 85 marbles and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Priya shares 31 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 8
- 2. 19 vans
- 3. 13 vans
- 4. 5
- 5. 4
- 6. 5 boats
- 7. 19 bags
- 8. 5
- 9. 9
- 10. 13 boats
- 11. 7 bags
- 12. 1
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