Solving Multi-Step Math Word Problems for 4th Graders

Sarah has 24 apples. She buys 36 more apples. After giving 15 apples to her friends, how many apples does she have left?

• 40

• 50

• 45

• 30

A farmer has 150 oranges. He packs them into boxes that hold 12 oranges each. How many full boxes can he pack, and how many oranges will be left over?

• 11 full boxes and 9 oranges left over

• 10 full boxes and 10 oranges left over

• 15 full boxes and 0 oranges left over

• 12 full boxes and 6 oranges left over

In a school, there are 120 students. If 45 students are in the 4th grade and the rest are in other grades, how many students are not in the 4th grade?

• 100

• 75

• 60

• 90

A toy store sells 5 different types of toys. If each type has 24 toys and the store sells 3 types, how many toys are left in the store?

• 36

• 72

• 60

• 48

Emma reads 15 pages of a book each day. If she reads for 7 days, how many pages does she read in total? If the book has 150 pages, how many pages does she have left to read?

• 30 pages left to read

• 60 pages left to read

• 75 pages left to read

• 45 pages left to read

A baker makes 48 cookies. He puts them in boxes of 8 cookies each. If he sells 3 boxes, how many cookies does he have left?

• 24

• 40

• 32

• 16

A library has 250 books. If 75 books are checked out and 25 new books are added, how many books are in the library now?

• 300

• 250

• 175

• 200

Tom has 3 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 15 stickers. If he gives 10 stickers to his friend, how many stickers does he have left?

• 35

• 40

• 30

• 25

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 12 flowers in each row. If 10 flowers die, how many flowers are still alive?

• 50

• 70

• 60

• 40

Lily has 60 marbles. She gives 20 marbles to her brother and then buys 15 more. How many marbles does she have now?

• 55

• 40

• 75

• 50