πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily has 40 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
255 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
376 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
4Zoe buys 5 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
549 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Aiden has 77 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Priya has 207 crayons and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Aiden buys 4 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden shares 79 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Leo buys 4 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Sam buys 6 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Lily has 83 crayons and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6 bags
- 2. 14 cars
- 3. 16 boats
- 4. 6
- 5. 10 vans
- 6. 19 bags
- 7. 18 bags
- 8. 3
- 9. 3
- 10. 8
- 11. 7
- 12. 7 bags
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