πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Priya shares 28 cards equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
267 kids at a party. Each table holds 9. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
3Zoe has 58 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Zoe fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
4Leo has 38 crayons and puts 9 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Leo shares 55 cards equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
6Priya shares 185 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Omar buys 3 packs of stickers with 11 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
8Lily buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
9200 kids at a party. Each table holds 12. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
10Lily buys 3 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 9 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Omar has 43 cookies and puts 8 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
1237 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 6. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 3
- 2. 8 tables
- 3. 8 bags
- 4. 4 bags
- 5. 6
- 6. 5
- 7. 5
- 8. 8
- 9. 17 tables
- 10. 3
- 11. 5 bags
- 12. 7 cars
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