πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden shares 116 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
287 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3Sam buys 4 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Aiden buys 9 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
5Sam shares 170 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Sam has 65 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Maya shares 72 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden shares 134 cards equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Omar buys 8 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
1047 kids at a party. Each table holds 7. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
11Aiden shares 136 beads equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Leo buys 7 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6
- 2. 10 vans
- 3. 8
- 4. 12
- 5. 8
- 6. 10 bags
- 7. 2
- 8. 1
- 9. 14
- 10. 7 tables
- 11. 6
- 12. 12
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