Print a set of multi-step math word problems for grades 4-5 below — big-number arithmetic, sharing with remainders, volume, and fractions — each with a complete answer key. No signup needed.
Multi-Step Word Problems — Grades 4-5
Multi-step word problems
1.A teacher shares 17 pencils equally among 4 students. How many pencils are left over?
2.A teacher shares 35 pencils equally among 4 students. How many pencils are left over?
3.You buy 3 packs of stickers with 8 stickers in each pack, then give away 4. How many stickers are left?
4.You buy 7 packs of stickers with 9 stickers in each pack, then give away 7. How many stickers are left?
5.A teacher shares 38 pencils equally among 6 students. How many pencils are left over?
Big-number word problems
6.Riverton has a population of 297,883 and Lakeside has a population of 205,222. How many more people live in Riverton than in Lakeside?
7.Riverton has a population of 175,574 and Lakeside has a population of 120,705. How many more people live in Riverton than in Lakeside?
8.Riverton has a population of 260,467 and Lakeside has a population of 166,545. How many more people live in Riverton than in Lakeside?
9.A museum had 326,143 visitors last year and 215,487 visitors this year. How many visitors did it have in total over the two years?
Volume word problems
10.How many cubic inches of cereal can this box hold?
11.How many cubic feet of sand are needed to fill this sandbox completely?
12.How many cubic feet of cargo space does this shipping crate have?
Multi-step fraction word problems
13.A pitcher holds 2 cups of lemonade. Each small glass takes 1/6 cup. After filling 6 glasses, how many cups are left in the pitcher? (A fraction like 7/6 is fine.)
14.A pitcher holds 3 cups of lemonade. Each small glass takes 1/6 cup. After filling 5 glasses, how many cups are left in the pitcher? (A fraction like 7/6 is fine.)
15.A pitcher holds 4 cups of lemonade. Each small glass takes 1/5 cup. After filling 11 glasses, how many cups are left in the pitcher? (A fraction like 7/5 is fine.)
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