Multi-Step Multiplication & Division Challenges for Grade 4

A farmer has 24 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes that hold 6 apples each. How many boxes does he need? If he has 3 boxes, how many apples will be left over?

• 4 apples left over

• 6 apples left over

• 2 boxes needed

• 8 apples left over

There are 5 friends who want to share 36 cookies equally. How many cookies will each friend get? If they decide to eat 2 cookies each, how many cookies will be left?

• Each friend gets 7 cookies, and 26 cookies will be left.

• Each friend gets 5 cookies, and 16 cookies will be left.

• Each friend gets 6 cookies, and 30 cookies will be left.

• Each friend gets 8 cookies, and 20 cookies will be left.

A school has 4 classes with 25 students in each class. If 3 students from each class go on a field trip, how many students are left in the school?

• 75

• 88

• 90

• 100

A gardener plants 8 rows of flowers with 7 flowers in each row. If he gives away 10 flowers, how many flowers does he have left?

• 50

• 46

• 42

• 38

A toy store has 56 toys. If they sell them in packs of 8, how many packs can they sell? How many toys will be left after selling as many packs as possible?

• 8 packs, 0 toys left

• 5 packs, 6 toys left

• 6 packs, 2 toys left

• 7 packs, 0 toys left

A baker makes 5 dozen cupcakes. If he sells 3 dozen, how many cupcakes does he have left? If he then bakes 2 more dozen, how many cupcakes does he have in total?

• 36

• 60

• 48

• 24

A library has 120 books. If they want to arrange them in shelves with 10 books each, how many shelves will they need? If they add 5 more books, how many shelves will be needed now?

• 13

• 12

• 15

• 14

A box contains 48 crayons. If each child gets 6 crayons, how many children can receive crayons? If 4 children do not take any crayons, how many crayons are left?

• 24 crayons left

• 30 crayons left

• 18 crayons left

• 12 crayons left

A pizza shop makes 9 pizzas. Each pizza is cut into 8 slices. If 3 friends eat 2 slices each, how many slices are left?

• 60 slices

• 50 slices

• 66 slices

• 72 slices

A pet store has 30 fish. If they sell them in groups of 5, how many groups can they sell? If they have 2 fish left after selling, how many groups were sold?

• 6 groups

• 4 groups

• 3 groups

• 5 groups