πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
155 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2Sam buys 8 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Lily buys 7 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
483 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
5143 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
6Lily 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: ______________
7Lily shares 121 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8121 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Maya has 107 cookies and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Lily has 29 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Aiden has 83 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Sam has 146 stickers and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7 vans
- 2. 8
- 3. 14
- 4. 21 boats
- 5. 16 vans
- 6. 4
- 7. 4
- 8. 13 vans
- 9. 11 bags
- 10. 7 bags
- 11. 20 bags
- 12. 16 bags
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