πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 57 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2218 kids at a party. Each table holds 11. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
383 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 11. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Lily has 132 stickers and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Priya shares 131 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Sam shares 99 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Leo shares 110 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Sam has 68 marbles and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Leo buys 6 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10132 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 7. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
11Leo buys 4 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
1230 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 20 tables
- 3. 8 cars
- 4. 14 bags
- 5. 5
- 6. 3
- 7. 2
- 8. 6 bags
- 9. 14
- 10. 19 boats
- 11. 6
- 12. 5 vans
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