πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1153 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2Aiden buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Lily shares 62 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya shares 202 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Leo buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Leo buys 4 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Sam shares 181 pencils equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Sam buys 5 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Maya shares 182 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Omar buys 7 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Sam has 161 marbles and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Sam buys 4 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 14 vans
- 2. 12
- 3. 2
- 4. 10
- 5. 10
- 6. 8
- 7. 5
- 8. 15
- 9. 2
- 10. 10
- 11. 20 bags
- 12. 3
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