πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🎟️ Multi-step stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A school buys 6 boxes of pencils with 31 pencils in each box. It gives 16 pencils to each of 9 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
2A bakery makes 9 trays of muffins with 39 muffins on each tray. It sells 64 muffins in the morning and 135 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
3A bakery makes 9 trays of muffins with 28 muffins on each tray. It sells 125 muffins in the morning and 54 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
4Leo's book has 122 pages. Leo reads 14 pages a day for 4 days. How many pages are left to read?
Answer: ______________ pages
5A bakery makes 5 trays of muffins with 27 muffins on each tray. It sells 16 muffins in the morning and 45 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
6Maya saves $22 each week for 4 weeks, then spends $69 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Maya have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
7A theater has 20 rows with 5 seats in each row. 6 people come to the show. How many seats are empty?
Answer: ______________ seats
8Ana's book has 281 pages. Ana reads 28 pages a day for 9 days. How many pages are left to read?
Answer: ______________ pages
9Omar's book has 214 pages. Omar reads 17 pages a day for 4 days. How many pages are left to read?
Answer: ______________ pages
10Theo has 78 stickers and buys 6 packs with 3 stickers in each pack. Theo shares all the stickers equally among 4 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?
Answer: ______________ stickers
11Nora has 72 stickers and buys 6 packs with 8 stickers in each pack. Nora shares all the stickers equally among 8 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12Tickets to the zoo cost $12 for a grown-up and $9 for a kid. A group buys 3 grown-up tickets and 5 kid tickets. How many dollars do they pay in all?
Answer: ______________ dollars
Answer key: Multi-step stories
- 1. 42 pencils
- 2. 152 muffins
- 3. 73 muffins
- 4. 66 pages
- 5. 74 muffins
- 6. 19 dollars
- 7. 94 seats
- 8. 29 pages
- 9. 146 pages
- 10. 24 stickers
- 11. 15 stickers
- 12. 81 dollars
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