πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 66 stickers and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2150 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Zoe shares 97 pencils equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Leo shares 31 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden shares 106 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Leo buys 8 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Omar has 122 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Omar shares 186 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Zoe has 177 cookies and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Maya buys 8 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Leo has 79 marbles and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12156 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7 bags
- 2. 17 boats
- 3. 7
- 4. 1
- 5. 2
- 6. 6
- 7. 17 bags
- 8. 6
- 9. 17 bags
- 10. 9
- 11. 9 bags
- 12. 20 boats
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