Mastering Addition & Subtraction Word Problems for 4th Grade

Sarah has 15 apples. She gives 7 apples to her friend. How many apples does Sarah have left?

• 10

• 12

• 6

• 8

Tom has 20 marbles. He buys 12 more marbles. How many marbles does Tom have in total?

• 30

• 25

• 32

• 40

A baker made 30 cookies. He sold 18 cookies. How many cookies does he have now?

• 20

• 10

• 15

• 12

Lisa read 25 pages of her book on Monday and 30 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in total?

• 50

• 45

• 60

• 55

There are 50 students in a school. If 18 students are absent, how many students are present?

• 40

• 22

• 28

• 32

A farmer has 40 chickens. He sells 15 chickens and buys 10 more. How many chickens does he have now?

• 35

• 45

• 30

• 25

Emma has 60 stickers. She gives 25 stickers to her brother. How many stickers does Emma have left?

• 25

• 45

• 50

• 35

A library has 100 books. If 45 books are checked out, how many books are still in the library?

• 45

• 60

• 100

• 55

Jack has 80 toy cars. He donates 25 toy cars to charity. How many toy cars does Jack have now?

• 55

• 70

• 60

• 45

Mia collected 50 seashells at the beach. She found 20 more seashells the next day. How many seashells does Mia have in total?

• 60

• 70

• 40

• 80