πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
185 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2Lily buys 4 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Aiden has 75 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Leo has 195 crayons and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Maya shares 175 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6202 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 12. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
7109 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8Maya has 168 cookies and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Omar shares 60 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe has 69 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Aiden has 239 stickers and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Leo shares 23 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 13 vans
- 2. 9
- 3. 12 bags
- 4. 19 bags
- 5. 5
- 6. 17 boats
- 7. 19 vans
- 8. 15 bags
- 9. 5
- 10. 11 bags
- 11. 19 bags
- 12. 3
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