πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Sam shares 55 beads equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Leo has 42 cookies and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
338 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 8. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Omar shares 39 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
592 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Leo shares 166 beads equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Lily has 105 stickers and puts 10 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8197 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 10. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
9134 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 10. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
10Sam shares 132 apples equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
11Lily 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: ______________
12Lily shares 135 beads equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3
- 2. 10 bags
- 3. 5 cars
- 4. 3
- 5. 10 boats
- 6. 6
- 7. 10 bags
- 8. 20 boats
- 9. 14 vans
- 10. 6
- 11. 15
- 12. 5
Practice this lesson online with games that adjust to your child: agarwalmath.com/math/4th-grade/word-remainders