πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Lily shares 140 pencils equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
281 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 4. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
3Sam buys 5 packs of stickers with 12 in each pack, then shares them equally among 4 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
4Leo has 85 stickers and puts 6 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
5Leo has 92 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Leo fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
6Omar shares 48 beads equally among 11 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7102 kids at a party. Each table holds 7. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
8Lily shares 46 pencils equally among 5 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
9Sam has 64 stickers and puts 11 in each bag. How many bags can Sam fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
10Maya buys 4 packs of stickers with 10 in each pack, then shares them equally among 8 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
1178 kids going on a trip. Each boat holds 11. How many boats are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ boats
12Lily shares 176 beads equally among 9 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 8
- 2. 21 boats
- 3. 15
- 4. 14 bags
- 5. 13 bags
- 6. 4
- 7. 15 tables
- 8. 1
- 9. 5 bags
- 10. 5
- 11. 8 boats
- 12. 5
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