Real-world examples: Grade 4 word problems where the remainder is the answer

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ➗ When a word problem asks you to divide something into equal groups, but you need to find out what's left over, the remainder is your answer.
• 💡 Look for keywords like "how many remaining?", "how many are left?", or similar phrases that indicate the remainder is important.
• ✍️ Solve the division problem, but instead of focusing on the quotient (the answer to the division), pay attention to the remainder.
• ➕ Make sure the remainder makes sense in the context of the problem. It can't be larger than the divisor!
• 📝 Remember to include the correct units in your answer (e.g., apples, stickers, toys).

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What is the answer to the following question? Sarah has 23 stickers. She wants to give 5 stickers to each of her friends. How many stickers will Sarah have left?
   1. 3 stickers
   2. 4 stickers
   3. 5 stickers
   4. 2 stickers
2. What is the answer to the following question? A farmer has 38 eggs. He wants to put them into cartons that hold 6 eggs each. How many eggs will not fit into a carton?
   1. 2 eggs
   2. 3 eggs
   3. 4 eggs
   4. 5 eggs
3. What is the answer to the following question? A class of 27 students is going on a field trip. Each van can hold 8 students. How many students will be left to ride in a car?
   1. 1 student
   2. 2 students
   3. 3 students
   4. 4 students
4. What is the answer to the following question? Michael has 41 cookies. He wants to share them equally among his 9 friends. How many cookies will Michael have left for himself?
   1. 3 cookies
   2. 4 cookies
   3. 5 cookies
   4. 6 cookies
5. What is the answer to the following question? A group of 19 scouts is going camping. Each tent can hold 3 scouts. How many scouts will need to sleep outside (assuming they don't want to share tents with more than 3 people)?
   1. 1 scout
   2. 2 scouts
   3. 3 scouts
   4. 4 scouts
6. What is the answer to the following question? Lisa has 50 beads. She wants to make bracelets with 7 beads on each bracelet. How many beads will Lisa have left over?
   1. 0 beads
   2. 1 bead
   3. 2 beads
   4. 3 beads
7. What is the answer to the following question? A store has 65 pencils. They want to bundle them into groups of 8. How many pencils will be left over that are not in a bundle?
   1. 1 pencil
   2. 2 pencils
   3. 3 pencils
   4. 4 pencils