Grade 4 Math: Estimation & Remainders in Word Problems

A bakery made 120 cookies. If they sold 45 cookies, how many cookies are left? Use estimation to check your answer.

• 75

• 65

• 80

• 90

There are 36 students in a class. If they are divided into groups of 4 for a project, how many groups will there be? What will you do with the remainder?

• 7 groups, 1 student left

• 9 groups, no remainder

• 8 groups, 4 students left

• 10 groups, 2 students left

A farmer has 250 apples. He packs them into boxes that hold 10 apples each. How many full boxes can he fill, and how many apples will be left over?

• 25 full boxes and 5 apples left over

• 24 full boxes and 10 apples left over

• 26 full boxes and 5 apples left over

• 25 full boxes and 0 apples left over

Lisa has 75 marbles. She gives 18 marbles to her friend. How many marbles does she have now? Use estimation to verify your answer.

• 57

• 60

• 55

• 70

A toy store has 150 toys. If they receive a shipment of 75 more toys, how many toys do they have in total?

• 200

• 150

• 225

• 300

A school is organizing a field trip for 120 students. If each bus can carry 30 students, how many buses are needed? What if there are 5 students left over?

• 3 buses

• 5 buses

• 6 buses

• 4 buses

Tom bought 3 packs of stickers. Each pack has 24 stickers. How many stickers does he have in total? Use estimation to check your work.

• 72 stickers

• 48 stickers

• 60 stickers

• 96 stickers

A pizza shop made 80 pizzas. If they sold 45 pizzas, how many pizzas are left? If they want to divide the remaining pizzas into boxes of 10, how many boxes will they fill?

• 5

• 4

• 6

• 3

Sarah has 250 pages to read for her book report. If she reads 25 pages each day, how many days will it take her to finish? What if she reads 30 pages on the last day?

• 15 days

• 12 days

• 8 days

• 10 days

A library has 500 books. If 125 books are checked out, how many books remain in the library? Use estimation to confirm your answer.

• 375

• 125

• 500

• 250