πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
154 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 8. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Sam buys 9 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
3Leo buys 9 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Leo has 42 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Aiden has 43 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Maya has 131 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Aiden has 74 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
838 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 4. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Maya has 73 marbles and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Leo shares 72 apples equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Leo has 81 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Maya has 77 crayons and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 7 boats
- 2. 24
- 3. 6
- 4. 5 bags
- 5. 7 bags
- 6. 13 bags
- 7. 9 bags
- 8. 10 vans
- 9. 7 bags
- 10. 2
- 11. 6 bags
- 12. 12 bags
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