Fourth Grade Math Word Problems

Question 1

There are 14,240 books in a library, 8 books on a shelf. How many shelves are in the library?

Accepted Answer

1,780 shelves

Question 2

Three-toed sloths have four legs. How many toes would 25 sloths have?

Accepted Answer

300 toes

Question 3

Ellen bought new chairs, each chair cost $15. How much did Ellen pay for 12 chairs?

Accepted Answer

$180

Question 4

Arthur baked 115 muffins. James baked 12 times as many. How many muffins did James bake?

Accepted Answer

1,380 muffins

Question 5

Ellen had 2,080 Legos, but she lost 17 Legos. How many Legos does she have now?

Accepted Answer

2,063 legos

Question 6

Brad has 10,000 balloons. 626 are red, the rest are green. How many green balloons are there?

Accepted Answer

9,374 green balloons

Question 7

I have $.54 to buy candy. If each piece of bulk candy costs $.03, how many gumdrops can I buy?

Accepted Answer

18 gumdrops

Question 8

Marie can bike at a speed of 12 miles an hour. How far can she bike in 31 hours?

Accepted Answer

372 miles

Question 9

Willy has 1,850 crayons. Lucy has 739 crayons. How many more crayons does Willy have than Lucy?

Accepted Answer

1,111 more crayons

Question 10

Robin has 3 packs of gum, 18 pieces in each pack. How many pieces of gum does Robin have?

Accepted Answer

54 pieces

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