πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1179 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 12. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Aiden buys 8 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Aiden shares 71 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
483 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Zoe has 90 marbles and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Leo shares 218 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Priya has 57 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Sam has 93 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Leo buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Maya buys 8 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Lily has 103 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Maya buys 9 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 15 boats
- 2. 22
- 3. 8
- 4. 17 boats
- 5. 11 bags
- 6. 2
- 7. 9 bags
- 8. 18 bags
- 9. 8
- 10. 8
- 11. 12 bags
- 12. 12
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