πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
142 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
2Omar 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: ______________
3Sam buys 8 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Sam has 98 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Lily has 232 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Lily has 164 stickers and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Maya buys 4 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Zoe has 67 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Omar has 90 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Zoe has 139 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1155 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
12Sam shares 165 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 9 cars
- 2. 9
- 3. 6
- 4. 12 bags
- 5. 19 bags
- 6. 18 bags
- 7. 9
- 8. 11 bags
- 9. 11 bags
- 10. 15 bags
- 11. 8 vans
- 12. 3
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