πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 117 cards equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2158 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Aiden buys 5 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Zoe has 73 crayons and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Sam buys 6 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Leo shares 73 pencils equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden has 170 stickers and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
887 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9Aiden has 149 stickers and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Aiden shares 108 pencils equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Lily shares 124 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Omar shares 18 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5
- 2. 15 vans
- 3. 7
- 4. 10 bags
- 5. 6
- 6. 3
- 7. 14 bags
- 8. 9 boats
- 9. 13 bags
- 10. 3
- 11. 3
- 12. 2
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