4th Grade Math Review

Word Problems

100

Sandy goes to the beach and collects 21 seashells, 6 crabs, and 10 starfish.  How many total items did she collect from the beach?

Sandy collected 37 items from the beach

200

Bobby goes to play basketball with his friends at recess.  Recess is 30 minutes long and Bobby spends 19 minutes playing basketball.  How many minutes of Bobby's recess did he spend not playing basketball?

Bobby spent 11 minutes not playing basketball at recess. 

300

Last night, I bought some sushi.  The rainbow roll was 8 dollars, the dragon roll was 13 dollars, and the California roll was 7 dollars.  How much money did I spent altogether on sushi last night?

8 + 13 + 7 = 28

You bought $28 of sushi last night. 

400

Tammy has 100 dollars to spend at the store.  She buys donuts for 4 dollars, beef for 12 dollars, candy bars for 18 dollars, fruit for 33 dollars, and milk for 2 dollars.  After she pays, how much money does she has left? 

Tammy has 31 dollars left. 

500

Harry went apple picking and was able to collect 90 apples.  14 were red delicious, 30 were granny smith, 21 were fuji apples, and the rest were golden delicious.  How many golden delicious apples did Harry collect?

Harry collected 25 golden delicious apples.

Multiplication

100

6 x 10

60

200

12 x 8

96

300

17 x 3 =

51

400

13 x 7 =

91

500

6 x 3 x 5

90

Division

100

45/5

9

200

92 / 2

46

300

88 / 11

8

400

84 / 6

14

500

48 / 16

3

Fractions

100

What is an equivalent fraction to 2/3?

4/6, 6/9, 8/12, 10/15, etc.

200

1/3 + 1/3 =

2/3

300

How can I decompose 3/8?

1/8 + 1/8 + 1/8

1/8 + 2/8

1/8 + 1/4

400

Simplify 8/20

2/5

500

1/4 + 2/4 + 2/4 = 

*100 bonus points if you can give the answer as a mixed number*

5/4 OR 1 1/4

Measurement

100

Imagine two squares.  One has an area of 45 squared meters and the other has and area of 53 squared meters.  Which one is bigger?

The square with the area of 53 squared meters.

200

My yard is 8 feet long and 4 feet wide.  What is the perimeter of my yard?

8 + 8 + 4 + 4 = 24 feet

300

Zoe has a glass that hold 4 cups of water.  Joey has a glass that holds 7 cups of water.  They both pour their cups into a bucket that already had 70 cups of water in it.  How many total cups of water does the bucket have in it now?

The bucket has a total of 81 cups of water in it.

400

My dad is 6 feet 1 inch tall.  How tall is that in inches?

73 inches

500

It takes about 6 hours for Cindy to get to her Grandpa's house.  So far, she has driven 3 hours and 55 minutes.  About how much longer does Cindy have until she will get to her Grandpa's house?

She has about 2 more hours.