πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
149 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
2Sam shares 57 pencils equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Omar has 19 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Sam shares 64 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Zoe buys 7 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Omar shares 88 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
778 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8Leo has 209 crayons and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Zoe shares 167 pencils equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Leo buys 5 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Leo has 45 marbles and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Priya shares 60 pencils equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 5 vans
- 2. 1
- 3. 4 bags
- 4. 9
- 5. 7
- 6. 4
- 7. 12 vans
- 8. 20 bags
- 9. 5
- 10. 4
- 11. 6 bags
- 12. 4
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