πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🎟️ Multi-step stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1Ana's book has 78 pages. Ana reads 8 pages a day for 5 days. How many pages are left to read?
Answer: ______________ pages
2A school buys 3 boxes of pencils with 6 pencils in each box. It gives 2 pencils to each of 3 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
3Nora saves $5 each week for 2 weeks, then spends $6 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Nora have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4A farm collects 84 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 3 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
5A school buys 2 boxes of pencils with 6 pencils in each box. It gives 2 pencils to each of 5 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
6A library has 197 books. It gets 4 boxes of new books with 3 books in each box. Then it lends out 47 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
7Jamal's book has 62 pages. Jamal reads 4 pages a day for 4 days. How many pages are left to read?
Answer: ______________ pages
8A library has 98 books. It gets 3 boxes of new books with 5 books in each box. Then it lends out 108 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
9A bakery makes 2 trays of muffins with 6 muffins on each tray. It sells 3 muffins in the morning and 2 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
10A farm collects 108 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 4 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
11A theater has 4 rows with 3 seats in each row. 4 people come to the show. How many seats are empty?
Answer: ______________ seats
12A library has 24 books. It gets 4 boxes of new books with 7 books in each box. Then it lends out 43 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
Answer key: Multi-step stories
- 1. 38 pages
- 2. 12 pencils
- 3. 4 dollars
- 4. 4 cartons
- 5. 2 pencils
- 6. 162 books
- 7. 46 pages
- 8. 5 books
- 9. 7 muffins
- 10. 5 cartons
- 11. 8 seats
- 12. 9 books
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