πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Leo has 137 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2215 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 11. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
3119 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 12. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Maya has 87 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Lily has 87 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Priya has 115 marbles and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Sam has 134 crayons and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Leo has 97 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Zoe buys 4 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Omar buys 9 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11222 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
12Aiden shares 41 pencils equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 13 bags
- 2. 20 cars
- 3. 10 vans
- 4. 17 bags
- 5. 14 bags
- 6. 16 bags
- 7. 16 bags
- 8. 16 bags
- 9. 4
- 10. 15
- 11. 21 vans
- 12. 1
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