πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🚐 Remainder stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
183 kids going on a trip. Each car holds 5. How many cars are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ cars
2Sam shares 29 apples equally among 7 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
3114 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 7. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
4109 kids going on a trip. Each van holds 11. How many vans are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ vans
575 kids at a party. Each table holds 7. How many tables are needed so everyone fits?
Answer: ______________ tables
6Sam shares 100 beads equally among 6 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
7Omar has 90 stickers and puts 12 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
8Omar has 44 cookies and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
9Sam shares 131 beads equally among 10 friends, giving each friend as many as possible. How many are left over?
Answer: ______________
10Lily buys 8 packs of stickers with 9 in each pack, then shares them equally among 6 kids. How many stickers does each kid get?
Answer: ______________
11Priya has 77 stickers and puts 5 in each bag. How many bags can Priya fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
12Omar has 88 stickers and puts 7 in each bag. How many bags can Omar fill all the way?
Answer: ______________ bags
Answer key: Remainder stories
- 1. 17 cars
- 2. 1
- 3. 17 vans
- 4. 10 vans
- 5. 11 tables
- 6. 4
- 7. 7 bags
- 8. 8 bags
- 9. 1
- 10. 12
- 11. 15 bags
- 12. 12 bags
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