πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
159 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2162 kids at a party. Each table holds 10. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
3Zoe buys 6 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
499 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5Sam has 109 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Omar buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Leo buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8134 kids at a party. Each table holds 7. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
9128 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
10Maya shares 145 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Omar shares 159 beads equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12217 kids at a party. Each table holds 12. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 8 vans
- 2. 17 tables
- 3. 13
- 4. 10 boats
- 5. 9 bags
- 6. 12
- 7. 18
- 8. 20 tables
- 9. 19 vans
- 10. 5
- 11. 3
- 12. 19 tables
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