πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya has 57 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
259 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Maya has 196 cookies and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Priya has 246 stickers and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Sam shares 60 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Leo has 72 cookies and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Lily buys 3 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Maya has 42 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Maya shares 113 beads equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Leo buys 7 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Aiden shares 149 apples equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12115 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 14 bags
- 2. 10 boats
- 3. 16 bags
- 4. 20 bags
- 5. 6
- 6. 10 bags
- 7. 6
- 8. 10 bags
- 9. 1
- 10. 10
- 11. 6
- 12. 20 boats
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