Translate & Solve: Fun Word Problems for 4th Graders

Sarah has 12 apples. She gives 4 apples to her friend. How many apples does Sarah have left? Write the equation to represent this problem.

• 10

• 6

• 4

• 8

Tom has 5 packs of stickers. Each pack contains 8 stickers. How many stickers does Tom have in total? Write the equation for this problem.

• 32 stickers

• 24 stickers

• 48 stickers

• 40 stickers

A baker made 24 cookies. He sold 10 cookies and then made 6 more. How many cookies does he have now? Write the equation to solve this problem.

• 22

• 18

• 20

• 16

Lily has 15 marbles. She finds 7 more marbles and then gives 5 to her brother. How many marbles does Lily have now? Write the equation for this problem.

• 25

• 10

• 17

• 12

A farmer has 30 chickens. He sells 10 and buys 5 more. How many chickens does he have now? Write the equation to represent this situation.

• 30

• 25

• 15

• 20

In a classroom, there are 20 students. If 5 students go home early and 3 new students arrive, how many students are in the classroom now? Write the equation for this problem.

• 15

• 22

• 18

• 17

A toy store had 50 toys. They sold 20 toys and then received a shipment of 15 new toys. How many toys are in the store now? Write the equation to solve this problem.

• 30

• 35

• 45

• 50

Emma read 3 books in January and 5 books in February. If she reads 4 more books in March, how many books has she read in total? Write the equation for this problem.

• 10

• 8

• 15

• 12

A library has 100 books. If 25 books are checked out and 10 new books are added, how many books are in the library now? Write the equation for this situation.

• 100

• 75

• 90

• 85