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Interpret the Remainder is a free printable Grade 4 maths worksheet on deciding what a leftover means in context, aligned to Common Core standard 4.OA.A.3. It prints 6 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Interpret the Remainder

4.OA.A.3

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.50 children go on a trip. Each minibus seats 6. How many minibuses are needed?
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2.41 children go on a trip. Each minibus seats 8. How many minibuses are needed?
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3.32 children go on a trip. Each minibus seats 7. How many minibuses are needed?
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4.29 children go on a trip. Each minibus seats 8. How many minibuses are needed?
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5.24 children go on a trip. Each minibus seats 7. How many minibuses are needed?
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6.40 children go on a trip. Each minibus seats 9. How many minibuses are needed?
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LessonPrint · 4.OA.A.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Interpret the Remainder

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.9 (round up — the last 2 still need seats)
  2. 2.6 (round up — the last 1 still need seats)
  3. 3.5 (round up — the last 4 still need seats)
  4. 4.4 (round up — the last 5 still need seats)
  5. 5.4 (round up — the last 3 still need seats)
  6. 6.5 (round up — the last 4 still need seats)

Questions about Interpret the Remainder

What does the Interpret the Remainder worksheet cover?

It practises deciding what a leftover means in context — 6 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4.OA.A.3: Solve story problems that take several steps. The instruction to pupils is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Interpret the Remainder practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.A.3 — 4.OA.A.3, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Interpret the Remainder is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4.OA.A.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Interpret the Remainder come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Interpret the Remainder can I print?

25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.

Is Interpret the Remainder free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Interpret the Remainder, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

Is there a lesson plan to teach 4.OA.A.3?

Yes — “Finding the Hidden Question” is a 50-minute Grade 4 plan for 4.OA.A.3, timed section by section, with the misconceptions to expect and an exit ticket. Interpret the Remainder is the practice that follows it.

More practice for 4.OA.A.3

Solve story problems that take several steps.

Teaching this next? Finding the Hidden Question is the 50-minute plan for it, with the misconceptions to expect.

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Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.OA.A.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.