πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 235 crayons and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Sam shares 23 pencils equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Omar shares 52 apples equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Aiden has 117 cookies and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Omar buys 9 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Lily buys 7 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
7Priya buys 7 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Sam shares 37 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Maya has 91 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
11Omar 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: ______________
12Aiden buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 19 bags
- 2. 3
- 3. 4
- 4. 19 bags
- 5. 27
- 6. 4
- 7. 12
- 8. 3
- 9. 1
- 10. 15 bags
- 11. 9
- 12. 14
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