Students compute a school technology purchase total, estimate 6 × 489 − 1,210, and find gallons remaining after 3 hours of pool filling. Part B has five fill-in-the-blank problems involving a painting contract with discount, a factory hourly rate applied to 3 hours, and finding a shipping cost from a total.
Working backward from a total to find a missing component — like isolating the shipping cost — represents the highest level of multi-step problem-solving at Grade 4.
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Multi-Step Word Problems
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A school buys 3 computers at $425 each and 2 monitors at $310 each. What is the total cost?
A) $1,785
B) $1,855
C) $1,895
D) $1,925
2. Which is the best estimate for 6 × 489 − 1,210?
A) 1,200
B) 1,500
C) 1,800
D) 2,100
3. A pool fills 1,575 gallons in 7 hours. After 3 hours, how many gallons remain to be filled?
A) 675
B) 825
C) 900
D) 1,050
4. 8,000 flyers are divided equally among 6 teams. How many flyers are left over?
A) 0
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. A contractor charges $1,250 per room. After painting 5 rooms and giving an $875 discount, the customer pays $5,375
2. A factory produces 7,200 parts in 8 hours. At this rate, it makes 2,700 parts in 3 hours.
3. A store orders 4 TVs at $768 each. Shipping costs bring the total to $4,000. The shipping cost is $928
4. A reservoir holds 9,500 liters split into 4 equal tanks. One tank is drained of 1,500 liters. That tank has 875 liters.
5. Max buys 6 concert tickets at $345 each. He pays with $2,500. His change is $430
Multi-Step Word Problems
★ Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. A school buys 3 computers at $425 each and 2 monitors at $310 each. What is the total cost?
A) $1,785
B) $1,855
C) $1,895
D) $1,925
2. Which is the best estimate for 6 × 489 − 1,210?
A) 1,200
B) 1,500
C) 1,800
D) 2,100
3. A pool fills 1,575 gallons in 7 hours. After 3 hours, how many gallons remain to be filled?
A) 675
B) 825
C) 900
D) 1,050
4. 8,000 flyers are divided equally among 6 teams. How many flyers are left over?
A) 0
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6
★ Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1) A contractor charges $1,250 per room. After painting 5 rooms and giving an $875 discount, the customer pays $5,375
2) A factory produces 7,200 parts in 8 hours. At this rate, it makes 2,700 parts in 3 hours.
3) A store orders 4 TVs at $768 each. Shipping costs bring the total to $4,000. The shipping cost is $928
4) A reservoir holds 9,500 liters split into 4 equal tanks. One tank is drained of 1,500 liters. That tank has 875 liters.
5) Max buys 6 concert tickets at $345 each. He pays with $2,500. His change is $430
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