πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Omar has 62 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Maya shares 158 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
357 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Priya has 122 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Sam has 99 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Aiden buys 8 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
795 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Maya shares 58 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Maya has 21 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Priya buys 6 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Priya buys 5 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Priya shares 74 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5 bags
- 2. 6
- 3. 12 vans
- 4. 15 bags
- 5. 19 bags
- 6. 8
- 7. 16 boats
- 8. 4
- 9. 5 bags
- 10. 6
- 11. 13
- 12. 2
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