4.OA.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.
Carnival
Ride
Ticket Price
Ferris Wheel
$3.00
Tilt-a-Whirl
$2.00
Merry – Go - Round
$1.00
Fun House
$2.00
Scrambler
$4.00
Denise gets an allowance of $10.00 a
month. Which rides could she go on if
she spent one month’s allowance?
Which operations did you use?
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My dad made 48 cupcakes. He packaged
them with 6 cupcakes in each box. How
many teachers could he give the boxes of
cupcakes to?
Which equations below could you
use to solve the cupcake problem?
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My dad made 48 cupcakes. He packaged
them with 6 cupcakes in each box. How
many teachers could he give the boxes of
cupcakes to?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
48 = 6 x c
48 x 6 = c
6 + c = 48
c x 6 = 48
6 ÷ c = 48
48 ÷ 6 = c
c ÷ 6 = 48
Bears Football
Tickets
Chicago Bears Tickets cost
$148.00
I won $500.00 from a radio
station as long as I spend the
money on Bears Tickets.
How many tickets can I buy?
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I have 25 chairs to set up for a band
performance. I can fit 6 chairs in a row. I
think I will be able to make at least 5
rows. Is this correct?
Jig Saw – multi-step problems
1
There are 583 students in Suzy’s
school. 99 third grade students left
the school on a field trip. There are
about 20 students in each class. How
many classrooms are being used
today? Explain your answer.
2
The school bought apples to give to
students. They have 30 boxes with 8
apples in each box and they have 20
boxes with 10 apples in each box.
Each student needs 3 apples for the
week. How many students can the
school feed?
3
4
Zoe is having a wedding. She has 178
Barry’s family donated 11 cases of
guests attending. The party location
tomato soup to the local food kitchen.
can set up tables with 10 at each table
Each case has 12 cans of soup. The
OR tables with 8 at each table. How shelter already has 16 cans of tomato
many tables will Zoe need under each soup. How many cans of tomato soup
situation?
does the food kitchen have now? The
food kitchen uses 20 cans of tomato
soup each week. How many weeks
will go by before the food kitchen
needs more tomato soup?

Write a division word problem that has
15 R2 as the quotient.