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Worksheet directions

Grade 4 • Homework • Use the strategies practiced in class. Show your work and check your answers.

Sample questions

  1. A ribbon is 53 inches long. Each complete bow needs 7 inches. How many complete bows can be made? What length remains? Answer: ___
  2. 57 pencils are packed into full boxes of 4. How many pencils are left unpacked? Answer: ___
  3. Use 53 ÷ 8 for two situations: (A) 53 children ride in vans that hold 8 each. (B) 53 inches of ribbon are cut into complete 8-inch pieces. Give both answers and explain why they differ. Answer: ___
  4. 37 students need vans. Each van holds at most 7 students. How many vans are needed? Explain how you use the remainder. Answer: ___
  5. A ribbon is 41 inches long. Each complete bow needs 4 inches. How many complete bows can be made? What length remains? Answer: ___
  6. 45 pencils are packed into full boxes of 5. How many pencils are left unpacked? Answer: ___

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 4.OA.A.3, 4.NBT.B.6. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 4.OA.A.3 — Multistep problems with remainders
  • 4.NBT.B.6 — Divide with up to four-digit dividends

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