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Pro Sports Math Challenge

A free, printable Grade 4 multi-step word problem worksheet themed around pro sports (soccer, baseball, basketball). Each problem takes two or three steps to solve. Work them on screen or print the PDF — a teacher/parent answer key is included.

  1. SOCCER GEAR

    The Lightning soccer club buys 12 new training jerseys for 9 dollars each. They use a 18 dollar discount coupon at the register. If the 6 players on the team split the remaining cost equally, how many dollars does each player pay?

    Answer:

  2. BASEBALL EQUIPMENT

    A sports store has 150 wooden baseball bats in stock. They sell 6 boxes of bats to a high school team, with 12 bats in each box. The store owner divides the remaining bats equally among 6 local youth leagues. How many bats does each league get?

    Answer:

  3. BASKETBALL COLLECTIBLES

    Leo buys 4 packs of basketball collector stickers, with 15 stickers in each pack. He gives 18 stickers to his younger brother. He divides his remaining stickers equally into 6 team scrapbooks. How many stickers go into each scrapbook?

    Answer:

  4. SOCCER PRACTICE

    Coach Marcus has 95 orange cones for soccer practice. He leaves 15 of them in his garage and divides the rest equally into 5 gear bags. During practice, he takes 4 cones out of one bag to mark the goalposts. How many cones are left in that bag?

    Answer:

  5. BASEBALL CARDS

    Maya has a collection of 200 pro baseball cards. She sells 4 packs of cards to her friends, with 15 cards in each pack. She divides the remaining cards equally among 7 storage binders. How many cards are in each binder?

    Answer:

  6. BASKETBALL SCORING

    The Tigers basketball team scored 110 points in their last game. They scored 12 of those points from free throws and made 6 three-pointer shots. If all the other points came from regular 2-point baskets, how many 2-point baskets did they make?

    Answer:

Show answer key (for grown-ups)
1.The Lightning soccer club buys 12 new training jerseys for 9 dollars each. They use a 18 dollar discount coupon at the register. If the 6 players on the team split the remaining cost equally, how many dollars does each player pay?15
2.A sports store has 150 wooden baseball bats in stock. They sell 6 boxes of bats to a high school team, with 12 bats in each box. The store owner divides the remaining bats equally among 6 local youth leagues. How many bats does each league get?13
3.Leo buys 4 packs of basketball collector stickers, with 15 stickers in each pack. He gives 18 stickers to his younger brother. He divides his remaining stickers equally into 6 team scrapbooks. How many stickers go into each scrapbook?7
4.Coach Marcus has 95 orange cones for soccer practice. He leaves 15 of them in his garage and divides the rest equally into 5 gear bags. During practice, he takes 4 cones out of one bag to mark the goalposts. How many cones are left in that bag?12
5.Maya has a collection of 200 pro baseball cards. She sells 4 packs of cards to her friends, with 15 cards in each pack. She divides the remaining cards equally among 7 storage binders. How many cards are in each binder?20
6.The Tigers basketball team scored 110 points in their last game. They scored 12 of those points from free throws and made 6 three-pointer shots. If all the other points came from regular 2-point baskets, how many 2-point baskets did they make?40

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