πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1112 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Maya shares 89 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe buys 7 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Sam buys 3 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
518 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
651 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
7Priya buys 3 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Maya has 76 cookies and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9149 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
10Lily 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: ______________
11117 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
12185 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 13 boats
- 2. 1
- 3. 19
- 4. 6
- 5. 5 vans
- 6. 13 vans
- 7. 2
- 8. 10 bags
- 9. 13 cars
- 10. 9
- 11. 17 vans
- 12. 19 vans
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