πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🎟️ Multi-step stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A bakery makes 4 trays of muffins with 9 muffins on each tray. It sells 17 muffins in the morning and 14 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
2A farm collects 156 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 6 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
3A farm collects 144 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 4 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
4A library has 176 books. It gets 5 boxes of new books with 8 books in each box. Then it lends out 135 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
5A bakery makes 3 trays of muffins with 5 muffins on each tray. It sells 7 muffins in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6A library has 117 books. It gets 3 boxes of new books with 4 books in each box. Then it lends out 101 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
7A bakery makes 3 trays of muffins with 9 muffins on each tray. It sells 11 muffins in the morning and 6 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
8Mei saves $2 each week for 5 weeks, then spends $3 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Mei have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
9A library has 176 books. It gets 3 boxes of new books with 9 books in each box. Then it lends out 20 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
10A bakery makes 4 trays of muffins with 5 muffins on each tray. It sells 3 muffins in the morning and 14 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
11A school buys 3 boxes of pencils with 8 pencils in each box. It gives 2 pencils to each of 5 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
12A library has 54 books. It gets 3 boxes of new books with 3 books in each box. Then it lends out 5 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
Answer key: Multi-step stories
- 1. 5 muffins
- 2. 7 cartons
- 3. 8 cartons
- 4. 81 books
- 5. 6 muffins
- 6. 28 books
- 7. 10 muffins
- 8. 7 dollars
- 9. 183 books
- 10. 3 muffins
- 11. 14 pencils
- 12. 58 books
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