πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1138 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Omar has 43 cookies and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Leo buys 7 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Lily shares 85 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Lily shares 134 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Omar has 62 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7170 kids at a party. Each table holds 9. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
873 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Zoe buys 5 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Lily buys 4 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11148 kids at a party. Each table holds 12. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
12183 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 18 boats
- 2. 4 bags
- 3. 5
- 4. 5
- 5. 8
- 6. 15 bags
- 7. 19 tables
- 8. 7 vans
- 9. 3
- 10. 3
- 11. 13 tables
- 12. 21 cars
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