πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 48 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Leo has 125 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Omar shares 142 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4135 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Priya buys 6 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Maya buys 3 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden buys 8 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Sam buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Leo shares 118 pencils equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe shares 32 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1135 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
12Leo buys 7 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6
- 2. 10 bags
- 3. 6
- 4. 13 vans
- 5. 13
- 6. 5
- 7. 12
- 8. 8
- 9. 6
- 10. 2
- 11. 9 vans
- 12. 10
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