Word problems: multi-step: printable worksheets
Two- and three-step word problems with whole numbers, money, measurements and volume, remainders to interpret, and parts (a) and (b).
Sample worksheet
The first 2 problems of a real worksheet, made the way the builder makes it. Open it in the builder to change the number of problems, the difficulty and the layout, then print.
1.
Nia has 17 boxes with 10 cards each.
Nia puts 7 cards in each bag.
How many cards are left over?
Equation:
There are cards left over.
2.
A friend has 475 beads.
Daniel has 429 fewer beads than the friend.
Daniel gets 795 more beads.
How many beads does Daniel have now?
Equation:
Daniel has beads now.
Show answers
1.
Equation: ;
There are 2 cards left over.
2.
Equation: ;
Daniel has 841 beads now.
What students practise
I can divide multi-digit numbers with long division.
Students divide up to four-digit dividends by one- and two-digit divisors with the standard algorithm, write remainders, and check by multiplying.
Key words
- dividend
- the number being divided
- divisor
- the number you divide by
- quotient
- the answer to a division
- remainder
- the amount left over that is less than the divisor
Common mistakes
- Skips a zero in the quotient when the divisor does not fit into a part.
- Leaves a remainder that is as big as the divisor or bigger.
- Writes the first quotient digit in the wrong place.
- Keeps a quotient digit from the rounded divisor without checking it.
Standards
Common Core State Standards this worksheet practises.
- 4.OA.A.3: Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding. (unverified)
- 4.NBT.B.4: Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm. (unverified)
- 4.NBT.B.5: Multiply a number of up to four digits by one digit, and two two-digit numbers. (unverified)
- 4.NBT.B.6: Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models. (unverified)
- 4.MD.A.2: Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale. (unverified)
Related topics
- Before this: Two-step word problems (Grade 3)
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