Worksheet directions

Grade 4 • Review • Choose a strategy for each problem. Explain or check your thinking where requested.

Sample questions

1. 61 students need vans. Each van holds at most 5 students. How many vans are needed? Explain how you use the remainder. Answer: ___
2. 49 students need vans. Each van holds at most 6 students. How many vans are needed? Explain how you use the remainder. A student answers 8 vans without considering the leftover students. Check this answer. Answer: ___
3. Use 47 ÷ 5 for two situations: (A) 47 children ride in vans that hold 5 each. (B) 47 inches of ribbon are cut into complete 5-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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