πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
121 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 4. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
226 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Sam buys 7 packs of stickers with 7 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
477 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 5. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
543 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 8. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
6181 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
741 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 9. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
8Lily has 51 stickers and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Leo buys 9 packs of stickers with 6 in each pack, then shares them equally among 5 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
10Maya buys 7 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Maya shares 165 apples equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
12Leo has 96 marbles and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 6 cars
- 2. 7 boats
- 3. 8
- 4. 16 boats
- 5. 6 cars
- 6. 17 boats
- 7. 5 vans
- 8. 12 bags
- 9. 10
- 10. 15
- 11. 5
- 12. 19 bags
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