Practice Level
4.OA.3: Multi-Step Word Problems
I can solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations.
Problem 1
Jake has 24 stickers. He gives away 8 stickers and then buys 15 more. How many stickers does he have now?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 2
A store had 156 books. They sold 89 books on Monday and 47 books on Tuesday. How many books do they have left?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 3
Maria saves $12 each week for 4 weeks. Then she spends $35 on a toy. How much money does she have left?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 4
A school has 8 classes with 25 students each. If 16 students are absent today, how many students are present?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 5
A baker made 144 cookies. She sold 96 cookies and then made 48 more. How many cookies does she have now?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 6
Tom had 75 baseball cards. He traded 23 cards and bought 19 new cards. How many cards does he have now?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 7
A library had 234 books. They bought 67 new books and then gave away 45 books. How many books do they have now?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 8
Sarah collected 48 shells on Monday and 35 shells on Tuesday. She gave 29 shells to her friend. How many shells does she have left?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 9
A parking lot has 6 rows with 18 cars each. If 25 cars leave, how many cars are still in the parking lot?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________
Problem 10
A garden has 9 rows with 12 flowers each. If 37 flowers are picked, how many flowers are left in the garden?
💡 Hint: Break this into steps. What do you need to find first? Then what?
Answer: _______________