Grade 4 word problems

This Grade 4 worksheet practices grade 4 word problems (Common Core 4.MD.B.4, 4.NF.B.3a; Alberta Number 1; Alberta Number 5).

8 mixed Grade 4 math word problems, each from a different skill, with an answer key.

8 problems · answer key on the last page · each version has different numbers · Print from the browser

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On this sheet

  • Emma's cat is 7 years old. How many months old is the cat? — answer: 84
  • Dev wants to set out 69 chairs in equal rows. There must be more than one row, and more than one chair in each row. Can Dev use all 69 chairs? — answer: Yes, in rows of 23 chairs
  • Two cities have 4,903,983 people and 4,966,545 people. How many people do the two cities have altogether? — answer: 9870528

How to teach it

  1. Read the whole problem, then say in your own words what it asks.
  2. Find the numbers that matter, and what you are looking for.
  3. Choose the operation, or draw a picture or a bar model.
  4. Solve, then check that the answer makes sense in the story.

Questions teachers ask

How many problems are on this worksheet?
8 on one page, with the answer key on the last page.
What grade and standard is it for?
Grade 4. Common Core: 4.MD.B.4, 4.NF.B.3a. Alberta: Number 1, Number 5.
Can I print more than one version?
Yes. Every version has different numbers and its own answer key. Use “Make another version” for a new one; the same version always prints the same.
Are the word problems levelled by grade?
Yes. Each sheet uses only skills taught in its grade, as the skill map places them, so a Grade 3 sheet never needs Grade 4 content.

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