πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1207 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2Lily shares 136 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3214 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 11. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Maya has 156 stickers and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Zoe shares 112 cards equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
629 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
7Aiden shares 148 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Priya buys 3 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
986 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
10Leo shares 55 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Priya has 103 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Sam shares 161 pencils equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 18 vans
- 2. 4
- 3. 20 cars
- 4. 17 bags
- 5. 4
- 6. 8 cars
- 7. 4
- 8. 4
- 9. 18 boats
- 10. 3
- 11. 14 bags
- 12. 7
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