πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden buys 6 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
2108 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Sam shares 71 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Lily buys 5 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden shares 228 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Maya buys 4 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
798 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
8Lily has 118 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Aiden shares 63 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Omar shares 224 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden shares 164 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Lily shares 91 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6
- 2. 11 boats
- 3. 3
- 4. 15
- 5. 8
- 6. 8
- 7. 13 boats
- 8. 16 bags
- 9. 3
- 10. 8
- 11. 4
- 12. 1
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