4th Grade Multistep Word Problems Worksheet Solutions (PDF)
This grade 4 multistep problems answers for 4th Grade covers multistep word problems (Common Core 4.OA.A.3), with a free PDF to print.
Grade 4 · Common Core State Standards: 4.OA.A.3
Grade 4 multistep problems answers: exercises 1 to 10
Exercise 1 – Packs of stickers
Stickers in the packs: \(3 \times 8 = 24\).
Total: \(s = 15 + 24 = 39\).
\(s = 15 + 3 \times 8 = 39\) stickers
Exercise 2 – Pages read
First 5 days: \(5 \times 24 = 120\).
All 6 days: \(120 + 18 = 138\).
138 pages
Exercise 3 – Money left
Cost of notebooks: \(4 \times 6 = 24\) dollars.
Money left: \(50 – 24 = 26\).
\(\$26.00\)
Exercise 4 – Sold bags of apples
Apples in one bag: \(36 \div 4 = 9\).
Apples sold: \(3 \times 9 = 27\).
27 apples
Exercise 5 – Card collection
Ethan: \(3 \times 14 = 42\).
Total: \(14 + 42 = 56\).
56 cards
Exercise 6 – Balloons
Balloons in packs: \(6 \times 12 = 72\).
Total: \(b = 72 + 7 = 79\).
\(b = 6 \times 12 + 7 = 79\) balloons
Exercise 7 – Ticket prices
Adults: \(3 \times 12 = 36\). Children: \(5 \times 7 = 35\).
Total: \(36 + 35 = 71\).
\(\$71.00\)
Exercise 8 – Cupcake boxes
Boxes: \(144 \div 6 = 24\).
Boxes left: \(24 – 9 = 15\).
15 boxes
Exercise 9 – Canoes
\(75 \div 4 = 18 \text{ R } 3\) because \(4 \times 18 = 72\).
Three students still need a seat, so round up.
19 canoes
Exercise 10 – Ribbon bows
\(100 \div 8 = 12 \text{ R } 4\) because \(8 \times 12 = 96\).
The 4 leftover inches are too short for another piece, so drop the remainder.
12 pieces
Exercises 11 and up
Exercise 11 – Leftover cards
\(53 \div 6 = 8 \text{ R } 5\) because \(6 \times 8 = 48\) and \(53 – 48 = 5\).
The question asks about the leftover cards, so the remainder is the answer.
5 cards
Exercise 12 – Estimate and solve
Estimate: \(4 \times 20 + 50 = 130\).
Exact: \(4 \times 19 = 76\), then \(76 + 52 = 128\).
The exact total is close to the estimate, so it is reasonable.
about \(\$130.00\); exactly \(\$128.00\)
Exercise 13 – Farmers market apples
Sunday: \(2 \times 245 = 490\).
Both days: \(245 + 490 = 735\) pounds.
Bags: \(735 \div 5 = 147\).
Check: \(147 \times 5 = 735\).
147 bags
Exercise 14 – School store pencils
Pencils in packs: \(8 \times 12 = 96\).
Pencils sold: \(3 \times 25 = 75\).
Left: \(96 – 75 = 21\).
21 pencils
Exercise 15 – Team uniforms
Shirts: \(8 \times 14 = 112\). Hats: \(8 \times 9 = 72\).
Total: \(112 + 72 = 184\).
Change: \(200 – 184 = 16\).
\(\$16.00\)
Exercise 16 – Empty seats
Large sections: \(3 \times 1{,}250 = 3{,}750\).
All seats: \(3{,}750 + 875 = 4{,}625\).
Empty seats: \(4{,}625 – 3{,}980 = 645\).
645 seats
Exercise 17 – Road trip plan
Miles left after day 1: \(1{,}260 – 360 = 900\).
Miles each day: \(900 \div 4 = 225\).
Check: \(4 \times 225 + 360 = 900 + 360 = 1{,}260\).
225 miles
Exercise 18 – Cookie bake sale
Bags: \(144 \div 8 = 18\).
Money: \(18 \times 3 = 54\).
\(\$54.00\)
Exercise 19 – Field trip vans
People: \(138 + 5 = 143\).
\(143 \div 9 = 15 \text{ R } 8\) because \(9 \times 15 = 135\).
Eight people still need a seat, so round up.
16 vans
Exercise 20 – Is it reasonable?
Estimate: about \(2{,}450 + 3 \times 130 – 300\), which is about 2,550. Noah’s 7,459 is far too large.
Noah added 128 to 2,450 first and then multiplied by 3. The box books should be multiplied first: \(3 \times 128 = 384\).
\(2{,}450 + 384 = 2{,}834\) and \(2{,}834 – 275 = 2{,}559\).
\(2,559\) books
Key facts behind this grade 4 multistep problems answers
- A multistep problem uses two or more of the four operations.
- Use a letter for the unknown and write an equation, such as b = 6 × 24 − 37.
- Solve one step at a time and write units with each answer.
- Interpret a remainder by rereading the question: drop it, round up, or use it as the answer.
- Check with estimation by rounding the numbers and doing the same steps.
How to use this grade 4 multistep problems answers
Cover each solution, solve the exercise again, then uncover it and compare every line. If your answer differs, find the first step that changed and redo the exercise from there.
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