πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1209 kids at a party. Each table holds 12. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
2Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe shares 52 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Maya buys 9 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
5Lily shares 78 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Sam shares 190 cards equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Zoe has 196 crayons and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8112 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
9Maya shares 78 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Zoe buys 7 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
1182 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
12Maya shares 117 pencils equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 18 tables
- 2. 3
- 3. 2
- 4. 9
- 5. 1
- 6. 10
- 7. 17 bags
- 8. 10 cars
- 9. 3
- 10. 11
- 11. 9 vans
- 12. 7
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