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Grade 4 Word Problems: Subtraction word problems

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What students practice: Story contexts that apply the Grade 4 add/subtract algorithm; not multi-step (4.OA.A.3).

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Grade 4 · Word Problems

Subtraction Word Problems

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    Set 1 · Grade 4 · Word Problems

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    Easy

    • The school store had 4,121 pencils in stock. Customers bought 1,140 this month. How many pencils are left in stock?

      Answer: 2981

    • In all, the school has 2,224 paper clips. Of these, 1,123 were sorted this week. How many paper clips are still waiting to be sorted?

      Answer: 1101

    Standard

    • The school cafeteria has 5,729 cans of food. Of these, 1,634 are on display, and the rest are in storage. How many cans of food are in storage?

      Answer: 4095

    • The art room started the week with 9,400 postage stamps. By Friday, 2,327 postage stamps were given away. How many postage stamps does the art room have left?

      Answer: 7073

    Challenge

    • A collectors' club has 7,955 postcards in all. Then 6,569 postcards were taken away this month. How many postcards are left?

      Answer: 1386

    • In all, the school has 9,878 toy cars. Of these, 6,959 were sorted this week. How many toy cars are still waiting to be sorted?

      Answer: 2919

    Where this skill fits

    Related Common Core standards

    • 4.NBT.B.4 — Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers with the standard algorithm.

    The match is approximate (a prerequisite, extension or different context), so treat this as related practice rather than coverage of the standard. Common Core–informed practice; not a claim of official alignment.

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