4.OA.3 4th Grade Multistep Word Problems | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

There are 96 students in band and 48 in chorus. They’re divided evenly into 12 practice rooms. How many students are in each room?

96+48=144 students total THEN 144÷12=12 students per room ✅ Answer: 12 students per room

A toy drive collected 485 toys in October and 315 toys in November. If the toys are packed evenly into 20 boxes, how many toys are in each box?

485+315=800 total toys THEN 800÷20=40 toys per box ✅ Answer: 40 toys per box

There were 640 runners signed up. 120 didn’t show up. The rest are grouped into 10 heats. How many runners are in each heat?

640−120=520 runners attending THEN 520÷10=52 per heat ✅ Answer: 52 runners per heat

The students have 60 apples and 24 oranges. If the total fruit is shared evenly among 12 students, how many pieces of fruit does each get?

60+24=84 pieces of fruit THEN 84÷12=7 per student ✅ Answer: 7 pieces each

The theater sold 450 tickets in total. 150 were for adults, and the rest were for children. If the children’s tickets are grouped in sets of 30 for each class, how many classes attended?

450−150=300 kids’ tickets THEN 300÷30=10 classes ✅ Answer: 10 classes

A class raised $650 one week and $325 the next. They use the money to buy 25 new books. How much money did each book cost?

Fundraiser 650 + 325 = 975 THEN 975 ÷ 25 = 39 975÷25=39 per book ✅ Answer: $39 per book

There are 120 chairs in the cafeteria and 45 in the gym. If these chairs are shared evenly among 5 classrooms, how many chairs will each classroom get?

120+45=165 chairs total THEN 165÷5=33 per classroom ✅ Answer: 33 chairs per classroom

There are 84 students going on a field trip. If 12 students can’t go, the rest are divided equally among 6 buses. How many students ride on each bus?

84−12=72 students going THEN 72÷6=12 per bus ✅ Answer: 12 students per bus

There are 8 bags with 25 carrots in each. If 47 carrots go bad, how many are still good?

8×25=200 carrots total THEN 200−47=153 carrots still good ✅ Answer: 153 carrots

Ms. Amber’s class sold 32 books for $7 each. They used $45 of the money to buy new class books. How much money is left?

32×7=224 earned THEN 224−45=179 left over ✅ Answer: $179 remaining

The cafeteria prepares 120 lunches each day for 5 days. If 85 lunches were not picked up, how many were eaten?

120×5=600 lunches prepared THEN 600−85=515 lunches eaten

Each of the 9 teams ordered 12 jerseys. If 30 jerseys didn’t arrive, how many jerseys were delivered?

9×12=108 jerseys ordered THEN 108−30=78 jerseys delivered ✅ Answer: 78 jerseys

There are 6 rows of desks with 5 desks in each row. If 4 desks are broken, how many are still usable?

6×5=30 desks total THEN 30−4=26 desks still usable ✅ Answer: 26 desks

There are 8 shelves with 45 books each. If 50 books are checked out, how many are still in the library?

8×45=360 books total THEN 360−50=310 books remain ✅ Answer: 310 books

Each ticket costs $9. A family buys 5 tickets. They also spend $12 on snacks. How much money do they spend in all?

5×9=45 for tickets THEN 45+12=57 total cost ✅ Answer: $57 total

Each student baked 24 cookies. There are 7 students total. They sold 120 cookies at the sale. How many cookies are left?

7×24=168 cookies baked THEN 168−120=48 cookies left ✅ Answer: 48 cookies