πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Zoe has 41 marbles and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
2Priya shares 142 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3Zoe shares 95 cards equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
475 kids at a party. Each table holds 6. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
5Sam shares 74 apples equally among 4 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Omar shares 96 cards equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Omar buys 6 packs of stickers with 8 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Omar buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9Aiden shares 76 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Aiden buys 4 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Zoe shares 78 beads equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Lily has 45 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 10 bags
- 2. 10
- 3. 5
- 4. 13 tables
- 5. 2
- 6. 8
- 7. 8
- 8. 10
- 9. 6
- 10. 6
- 11. 1
- 12. 5 bags
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