πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
189 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
2Priya shares 186 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe shares 59 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
4Omar shares 41 pencils equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
5Maya has 59 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Maya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Priya shares 212 pencils equally among 12 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
758 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
8Priya buys 3 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Sam buys 8 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10121 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 10. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Maya shares 110 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Leo has 52 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 9 boats
- 2. 6
- 3. 3
- 4. 5
- 5. 14 bags
- 6. 8
- 7. 5 cars
- 8. 4
- 9. 11
- 10. 13 cars
- 11. 2
- 12. 10 bags
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