Translating Word Problems into Expressions for Grade 4

Sarah has 5 apples and buys 3 more. How many apples does she have now? Write an expression for this situation.

• 10

• 4

• 8

• 6

Tom has 12 marbles. He gives 4 marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Tom have left? Create an expression to represent this.

• 6

• 8

• 4

• 10

A book costs $15. If Emily buys 2 books, how much will she spend? Write an expression for the total cost.

• $35

• $30

• $25

• $40

Liam has 20 stickers. He wants to share them equally with 4 friends. How many stickers will each person get? Create an expression for this division.

• 6

• 4

• 5

• 8

A pizza has 8 slices. If Jake eats 3 slices, how many slices are left? Write an expression to show the remaining slices.

• 5 slices

• 4 slices

• 6 slices

• 3 slices

Mia has 10 balloons. She loses 2 balloons at a party. How many balloons does she have now? Create an expression for this situation.

• 6

• 10

• 4

• 8

A farmer has 30 apples and picks 10 more. How many apples does he have in total? Write an expression to find the total number of apples.

• 40

• 30

• 50

• 20

There are 25 students in a class. If 5 students are absent, how many students are present? Create an expression to represent this situation.

• 20

• 10

• 25

• 15

A toy costs $25. If Sam has $50, how much money will he have left after buying the toy? Write an expression for the remaining money.

• $10

• 25

• $30

• $15

Lucy has 18 candies. She wants to divide them equally among 3 friends. How many candies will each friend get? Create an expression for this division.

• 8

• 10

• 6

• 4