πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam has 70 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
260 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
3179 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4Maya shares 25 cards equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Maya buys 6 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
6Maya shares 178 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Leo has 36 stickers and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Leo shares 173 pencils equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Sam shares 159 beads equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10188 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
11164 kids at a party. Each table holds 8. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
12Lily buys 8 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 17 bags
- 2. 6 vans
- 3. 20 vans
- 4. 1
- 5. 15
- 6. 7
- 7. 4 bags
- 8. 3
- 9. 7
- 10. 19 vans
- 11. 21 tables
- 12. 16
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