πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1188 kids at a party. Each table holds 9. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
2Sam buys 7 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Lily buys 8 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Priya has 137 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Zoe shares 137 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Priya shares 104 cards equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe buys 7 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden buys 6 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Omar buys 7 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Omar buys 9 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11154 kids at a party. Each table holds 8. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
12Zoe buys 6 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 21 tables
- 2. 6
- 3. 19
- 4. 11 bags
- 5. 2
- 6. 6
- 7. 6
- 8. 6
- 9. 4
- 10. 9
- 11. 20 tables
- 12. 10
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