πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🎟️ Multi-step stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A farm collects 48 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 2 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
2A library has 169 books. It gets 3 boxes of new books with 5 books in each box. Then it lends out 166 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
3A bakery makes 2 trays of muffins with 11 muffins on each tray. It sells 9 muffins in the morning and 11 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
4A theater has 9 rows with 8 seats in each row. 56 people come to the show. How many seats are empty?
Answer: ______________ seats
5A school buys 8 boxes of pencils with 10 pencils in each box. It gives 2 pencils to each of 8 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
6A bakery makes 7 trays of muffins with 3 muffins on each tray. It sells 4 muffins in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
7A bakery makes 7 trays of muffins with 7 muffins on each tray. It sells 21 muffins in the morning and 21 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
8A farm collects 144 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 9 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
9A farm collects 60 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 3 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
10A farm collects 108 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 3 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
11A school buys 6 boxes of pencils with 10 pencils in each box. It gives 2 pencils to each of 8 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
12Jamal saves $5 each week for 2 weeks, then spends $7 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Jamal have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
Answer key: Multi-step stories
- 1. 2 cartons
- 2. 18 books
- 3. 2 muffins
- 4. 16 seats
- 5. 64 pencils
- 6. 12 muffins
- 7. 7 muffins
- 8. 3 cartons
- 9. 2 cartons
- 10. 6 cartons
- 11. 44 pencils
- 12. 3 dollars
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