Using Number Lines for 4th Grade Addition & Subtraction

1. Sarah has 5 apples. She buys 3 more apples. How many apples does she have now? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 4

• 8

• 10

• 6

2. Tom has 12 marbles. He gives away 4 marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Tom have left? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 4

3. A bird is sitting on a branch 10 feet high. It flies down 6 feet. How high is the bird now? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 2 feet

• 10 feet

• 8 feet

• 4 feet

4. Lisa read 15 pages of her book. Then she read 7 more pages. How many pages has she read in total? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 25

• 22

• 20

• 18

5. There are 20 students in a class. If 5 students go home early, how many students are left in the class? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 10

• 5

• 20

• 15

6. A gardener planted 8 flowers in the morning and 5 more in the afternoon. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 12

• 13

• 15

• 10

7. A train leaves the station at 30 miles. It travels back 10 miles. What is the train's current position? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 10 miles

• 20 miles

• 30 miles

• 40 miles

8. Emma has 25 stickers. She gives 10 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Emma have now? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 30

• 15

• 20

• 5

9. A box contains 18 toys. If 7 toys are taken out, how many toys remain in the box? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 9

• 11

• 10

• 12

10. Jack has 14 coins. He finds 6 more coins on the ground. How many coins does Jack have now? (Use a number line to show your work.)

• 20

• 18

• 16

• 22