πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1117 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Zoe shares 178 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3103 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Sam has 94 marbles and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5201 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 12. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6117 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
7Maya shares 142 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
896 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Lily buys 8 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Lily has 64 cookies and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Priya buys 3 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Priya shares 31 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 12 boats
- 2. 7
- 3. 18 vans
- 4. 11 bags
- 5. 17 boats
- 6. 20 vans
- 7. 7
- 8. 14 vans
- 9. 11
- 10. 6 bags
- 11. 4
- 12. 1
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