πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
145 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 6. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
251 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
350 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 12. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
4Priya shares 84 cards equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
570 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 9. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
6Omar has 61 crayons and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
7Aiden has 89 marbles and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
851 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 5. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
9Leo shares 60 beads equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
1057 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 7. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
11Priya buys 9 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
12131 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 8. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 8 boats
- 2. 9 cars
- 3. 5 cars
- 4. 3
- 5. 8 boats
- 6. 7 bags
- 7. 7 bags
- 8. 11 vans
- 9. 4
- 10. 9 cars
- 11. 15
- 12. 17 cars
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