πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya shares 175 cards equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya shares 123 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe has 111 cookies and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
465 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Priya shares 66 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden has 83 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Lily buys 4 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Maya has 86 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Zoe shares 138 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Aiden shares 49 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5
- 2. 3
- 3. 15 bags
- 4. 11 boats
- 5. 7
- 6. 2
- 7. 6
- 8. 9 bags
- 9. 6
- 10. 9 bags
- 11. 6
- 12. 4
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