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Leftovers in stories: 4th grade math

Multistep problems with remainders. A free 4th grade lesson plan, a question set with answers and a printable sheet with its key. Copy it and make it yours.

Lesson plan

Goal

  • Students can do this: multistep problems with remainders.

Teach (10 min)

  • Do one step at a time and check each answer.
  • Work one example on the board while students say each step aloud, then do one together.

Practise (15 min)

  • Students work the printable sheet in pairs, then alone.
  • Or practise it as a game with no sign-up: https://peabody.kids/math/numsense.g4_multi?lesson=4-numsense-multi-1&at=4

Exit ticket (5 min)

  • Three questions on a slip:
  • 1. A shop has 3 packs with 7 cards in each. It gets 6 more cards. How many cards does it have now?
  • 2. A shop has 9 bags with 6 oranges in each. It gets 9 more oranges. How many oranges does it have now?
  • 3. A shop has 9 crates with 5 apples in each. It gets 21 more apples. How many apples does it have now?

Question set

10 questions that read in words, easiest first. Questions that need a picture are on the printable sheet below.

  1. A shop has 3 packs with 7 cards in each. It gets 6 more cards. How many cards does it have now?
  2. A shop has 9 bags with 6 oranges in each. It gets 9 more oranges. How many oranges does it have now?
  3. A shop has 9 crates with 5 apples in each. It gets 21 more apples. How many apples does it have now?
  4. A shop has 6 boxes with 9 pencils in each. It gets 12 more pencils. How many pencils does it have now?
  5. A shop has 6 packs with 4 cards in each. It gets 12 more cards. How many cards does it have now?
  6. A shop has 6 trays with 6 muffins in each. It sells 20 muffins. How many muffins are left?
  7. A shop has 8 crates with 8 apples in each. It gets 16 more apples. How many apples does it have now?
  8. A shop has 8 packs with 6 cards in each. It gets 20 more cards. How many cards does it have now?
  9. A shop has 8 bags with 8 oranges in each. It sells 15 oranges. How many oranges are left?
  10. A shop has 3 trays with 7 muffins in each. It gets 8 more muffins. How many muffins does it have now?
Answers
  1. 27
  2. 63
  3. 66
  4. 66
  5. 36
  6. 16
  7. 80
  8. 68
  9. 49
  10. 29

Printable sheet

Name: ____________________   Date: ____________

Leftovers in stories (4th grade)

  1. A shop has 9 boxes with 9 pencils in each. It gets 10 more pencils. How many pencils does it have now?
  2. A shop has 7 trays with 9 muffins in each. It sells 53 muffins. How many muffins are left?
  3. A shop has 5 trays with 7 muffins in each. It sells 8 muffins. How many muffins are left?
  4. A shop has 8 boxes with 6 pencils in each. It gets 26 more pencils. How many pencils does it have now?
  5. A shop has 9 packs with 7 cards in each. It gets 26 more cards. How many cards does it have now?
  6. A shop has 9 boxes with 4 pencils in each. It gets 15 more pencils. How many pencils does it have now?
  7. A shop has 6 crates with 5 apples in each. It sells 21 apples. How many apples are left?
  8. A shop has 4 crates with 9 apples in each. It sells 15 apples. How many apples are left?
  9. A shop has 4 bags with 5 oranges in each. It sells 6 oranges. How many oranges are left?
  10. A shop has 9 bags with 8 oranges in each. It gets 22 more oranges. How many oranges does it have now?
  11. A shop has 14 bags with 38 oranges in each. It gets 106 more oranges. How many oranges does it have now?
  12. One box holds 32 pencils and another box holds 41 pencils. Each pencil costs 5 cents. What do all the pencils cost in cents?
Key
  1. 91
  2. 10
  3. 27
  4. 74
  5. 89
  6. 51
  7. 9
  8. 21
  9. 14
  10. 94
  11. 638
  12. 365 cents

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