πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.A.3
🎟️ Multi-step stories
Multi-step story problems, interpreting remainders
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A library has 782 books. It gets 6 boxes of new books with 21 books in each box. Then it lends out 532 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
2A bakery makes 9 trays of muffins with 69 muffins on each tray. It sells 8 muffins in the morning and 543 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
3Kai saves $60 each week for 6 weeks, then spends $141 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Kai have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
4Zoe saves $54 each week for 9 weeks, then spends $386 on a new bike helmet. How many dollars does Zoe have left?
Answer: ______________ dollars
5A farm collects 48 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 2 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
6A school buys 6 boxes of pencils with 61 pencils in each box. It gives 13 pencils to each of 9 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
7A farm collects 636 eggs and packs them in cartons of 12. It sells 30 cartons. How many cartons are left?
Answer: ______________ cartons
8A school buys 8 boxes of pencils with 73 pencils in each box. It gives 89 pencils to each of 4 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
9A library has 294 books. It gets 7 boxes of new books with 19 books in each box. Then it lends out 349 books. How many books are still in the library?
Answer: ______________ books
10A bakery makes 4 trays of muffins with 84 muffins on each tray. It sells 165 muffins in the morning and 79 in the afternoon. How many muffins are left?
Answer: ______________ muffins
11Aiden has 128 stickers and buys 4 packs with 4 stickers in each pack. Aiden shares all the stickers equally among 4 friends. How many stickers does each friend get?
Answer: ______________ stickers
12A school buys 7 boxes of pencils with 43 pencils in each box. It gives 37 pencils to each of 6 classes. How many pencils are left?
Answer: ______________ pencils
Answer key: Multi-step stories
- 1. 376 books
- 2. 70 muffins
- 3. 219 dollars
- 4. 100 dollars
- 5. 2 cartons
- 6. 249 pencils
- 7. 23 cartons
- 8. 228 pencils
- 9. 78 books
- 10. 92 muffins
- 11. 36 stickers
- 12. 79 pencils
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