πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily shares 18 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
239 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3Sam buys 4 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Priya shares 26 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden buys 3 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Aiden shares 184 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Priya has 43 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Zoe has 33 cookies and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Priya has 57 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Zoe shares 160 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Omar buys 4 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Leo shares 61 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 2
- 2. 5 cars
- 3. 3
- 4. 1
- 5. 2
- 6. 8
- 7. 4 bags
- 8. 4 bags
- 9. 14 bags
- 10. 7
- 11. 4
- 12. 1
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