πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 169 cookies and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
259 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Sam shares 162 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Aiden has 51 stickers and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
573 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Aiden has 128 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Sam buys 8 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
890 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
9111 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 9. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Aiden buys 6 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden shares 101 beads equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Priya 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: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 15 bags
- 2. 12 vans
- 3. 8
- 4. 5 bags
- 5. 19 vans
- 6. 18 bags
- 7. 8
- 8. 8 cars
- 9. 13 cars
- 10. 9
- 11. 1
- 12. 3
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