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Exercises: Solving Multistep Word Problems With Whole Numbers

Work through each section in order. When a problem asks you to write an equation, say what
your letter stands for before you use it. When a division problem has a remainder, read the
question carefully to decide how to use it.

Grade 4·24 problems·~36 min·Common Core Math - Grade 4·standard·4-oa-a-3
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Recall / Warm-Up

1.

A store had 84 apples. They sold 27. Then they received 15 more. How many apples
does the store have now?

2.

Compute 6 x 9.

3.

Compute 45 / 6. Quotient:   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   Remainder:   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   .

quotient:
remainder:
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Fluency Practice

1.

A farm collects 36 eggs each morning for 4 mornings. The eggs are packed into
cartons of 6.

1.

To find the number of cartons filled, what should you calculate first?

2.

Let t = the total number of eggs. Complete the equation: t =   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   x   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   .

eggs per morning:
number of mornings:
3.

How many cartons of 6 eggs can they fill?

2.

A gardener picks 27 tomatoes on Monday and 33 tomatoes on Tuesday. She packs them
into bags of 6. How many full bags can she make?

3.

A shop has 180 candles. They sell 60 on Friday. The remaining candles are packed
equally into 8 boxes. How many candles are in each box?

4.

A field trip uses 5 vans with 12 students in each van. If 4 of those students stay
behind sick, how many students go on the trip?

5.

A bakery makes 8 trays of 15 cookies each morning, for 3 mornings. They give away 20
cookies. How many cookies are left?

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