πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo shares 166 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
231 kids at a party. Each table holds 4. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
3151 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 12. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
4161 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Sam buys 9 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6100 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
7Maya shares 224 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden has 46 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Zoe shares 54 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Priya buys 4 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11146 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
12111 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 10. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 8 tables
- 3. 13 boats
- 4. 18 boats
- 5. 15
- 6. 9 vans
- 7. 8
- 8. 9 bags
- 9. 4
- 10. 6
- 11. 14 boats
- 12. 12 cars
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