πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🎟️ Multi-step stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A bakery makes 2 trays of muffins with 4 muffins on each tray. It sells 4 muffins in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
2A theater has 8 rows with 5 seats in each row. 33 people come to the show. How many seats are empty?
Answer: ______________ seats
3A bakery makes 3 trays of muffins with 3 muffins on each tray. It sells 3 muffins in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
4A theater has 7 rows with 4 seats in each row. 16 people come to the show. How many seats are empty?
Answer: ______________ seats
5A school buys 4 boxes of pencils with 7 pencils in each box. It gives 3 pencils to each of 3 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
6Theo saves $9 each week for 2 weeks, then spends $14 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Theo have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7Kai saves $9 each week for 4 weeks, then spends $33 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Kai have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
8A farm collects 84 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 3 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
9A bakery makes 3 trays of muffins with 7 muffins on each tray. It sells 3 muffins in the morning and 6 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
10Tickets to the zoo cost $15 for a grown-up and $10 for a kid. A group buys 3 grown-up tickets and 5 kid tickets. How many dollars do they pay in all?
Answer: ______________ dollars
11Jamal has 4 stickers and buys 2 packs with 4 stickers in each pack. Jamal shares all the stickers equally among 3 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12A farm collects 180 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 13 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
Answer key: Multi-step stories
- 1. 2 muffins
- 2. 7 seats
- 3. 3 muffins
- 4. 12 seats
- 5. 19 pencils
- 6. 4 dollars
- 7. 3 dollars
- 8. 4 cartons
- 9. 12 muffins
- 10. 95 dollars
- 11. 4 stickers
- 12. 2 cartons
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