πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
137 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Lily has 106 crayons and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Sam shares 186 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Aiden has 43 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Maya shares 30 cards equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Sam has 62 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
870 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 6. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Leo has 83 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Zoe shares 65 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Priya buys 5 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12Sam has 122 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 8 boats
- 2. 15 bags
- 3. 9
- 4. 6
- 5. 10 bags
- 6. 2
- 7. 15 bags
- 8. 12 vans
- 9. 13 bags
- 10. 2
- 11. 7
- 12. 13 bags
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