πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1186 kids at a party. Each table holds 11. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
2Lily has 98 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Aiden shares 209 apples equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Sam shares 146 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
587 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Omar has 217 cookies and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Zoe buys 3 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Lily has 215 cookies and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Lily shares 204 cards equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Maya buys 8 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11181 kids at a party. Each table holds 11. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
12Aiden shares 83 pencils equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 17 tables
- 2. 19 bags
- 3. 5
- 4. 2
- 5. 8 boats
- 6. 19 bags
- 7. 3
- 8. 19 bags
- 9. 4
- 10. 11
- 11. 17 tables
- 12. 6
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