πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Maya buys 3 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
2Omar shares 55 pencils equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Priya has 143 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Maya shares 115 cards equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Sam buys 3 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Zoe shares 199 cards equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden shares 188 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
8Sam buys 6 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9166 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 8. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
10Leo shares 148 beads equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Omar shares 108 beads equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1252 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6
- 2. 7
- 3. 11 bags
- 4. 3
- 5. 2
- 6. 9
- 7. 8
- 8. 6
- 9. 21 vans
- 10. 4
- 11. 4
- 12. 8 vans
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