πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe shares 51 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Maya has 144 cookies and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3211 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Omar has 47 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Aiden buys 4 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Leo buys 3 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe shares 49 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Lily has 193 marbles and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Zoe 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: ______________
10Aiden shares 175 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Lily has 185 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1267 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 13 bags
- 3. 18 vans
- 4. 6 bags
- 5. 5
- 6. 4
- 7. 1
- 8. 17 bags
- 9. 14
- 10. 7
- 11. 15 bags
- 12. 14 vans
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