πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Aiden shares 81 apples equally among 8 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
2Lily has 86 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Lily fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
3Priya shares 79 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
440 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
5161 kids at a party. Each table holds 11. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
6Sam shares 207 pencils equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Aiden has 73 crayons and puts 4 in each bag. How many bags can Aiden fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8137 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 10. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
9Omar has 44 crayons and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Aiden buys 9 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 7 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Maya 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: ______________
12Sam has 199 crayons and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 1
- 2. 17 bags
- 3. 4
- 4. 7 cars
- 5. 15 tables
- 6. 9
- 7. 18 bags
- 8. 14 cars
- 9. 6 bags
- 10. 12
- 11. 6
- 12. 16 bags
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