πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 126 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Leo buys 5 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe shares 59 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
442 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
5Aiden has 60 cookies and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Leo buys 7 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Lily shares 52 beads equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Aiden shares 139 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Sam shares 191 cards equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Lily has 84 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Sam shares 27 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12137 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 10 bags
- 2. 6
- 3. 5
- 4. 9 vans
- 5. 8 bags
- 6. 12
- 7. 4
- 8. 7
- 9. 1
- 10. 10 bags
- 11. 2
- 12. 13 boats
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