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Multi-Step Word Problems - Worksheet 9 - 4th Grade

Hard

Choose operations to solve two-step quantity problems.

hard: Use another set to practice explaining and checking your answers.

15 problems · 20-30 minutes · Skills: addition, subtraction, problem solving

About This Worksheet

This hard-level worksheet contains 15 problems designed for 4th Grade students practicing multi-step word problems. Hard worksheets feature challenging problems including multi-step questions, missing values, and real-world applications to push students further.

Read place values and recall basic addition, subtraction and multiplication facts.

  • Choose operations to solve two-step quantity problems.
  • Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.

How to Solve: Worked Example

Example Problem: A store receives 7 boxes of 24 notebooks each. It sells 50 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
Solution Steps:
  1. First find the total: 7 × 24 = 168.
  2. Subtract the number sold: 168 − 50.
Answer: 118 notebooks
Tip: Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.
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A store receives 5 boxes of 10 notebooks each. It sells 49 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
2
A store receives 3 boxes of 16 notebooks each. It sells 17 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
3
A store receives 5 boxes of 28 notebooks each. It sells 12 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
4
A store receives 3 boxes of 28 notebooks each. It sells 75 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
5
A store receives 7 boxes of 18 notebooks each. It sells 8 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
6
A store receives 10 boxes of 9 notebooks each. It sells 40 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
7
A store receives 3 boxes of 22 notebooks each. It sells 49 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
8
A store receives 9 boxes of 17 notebooks each. It sells 136 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
9
A store receives 3 boxes of 13 notebooks each. It sells 15 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
10
A store receives 8 boxes of 25 notebooks each. It sells 138 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
11
A store receives 9 boxes of 17 notebooks each. It sells 7 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
12
A store receives 11 boxes of 21 notebooks each. It sells 214 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
13
A store receives 6 boxes of 21 notebooks each. It sells 8 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
14
A store receives 11 boxes of 26 notebooks each. It sells 27 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?
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A store receives 9 boxes of 26 notebooks each. It sells 121 notebooks. How many notebooks remain?

Answer Key

1. 1 notebooks2. 31 notebooks3. 128 notebooks4. 9 notebooks5. 118 notebooks6. 50 notebooks7. 17 notebooks8. 17 notebooks9. 24 notebooks10. 62 notebooks11. 146 notebooks12. 17 notebooks13. 118 notebooks14. 259 notebooks15. 113 notebooks

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