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Add, subtract and compare word problems to 10,000

Year 4 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Totals up to 10,000.

  1. The food bank had 969 cans of food. It gave out 655. How many cans of food are left?
  2. The aquarium had 187 visitors in July and 791 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  3. The school board warehouse had 552 notebooks. It sent out 543. How many notebooks are left?
  4. The museum had 775 visitors in July and 239 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  5. The zoo had 1,233 visitors in July and 851 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  6. The science centre had 754 visitors in July and 1,165 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  7. The science centre had 1,960 visitors in July and 1,444 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  8. The zoo had 1,193 visitors in July and 297 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  9. The city library had 4,615 books. It gave away 3,650. How many books are left?
  10. The museum had 3,046 visitors in July and 2,870 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  11. The food bank had 3,343 cans of food. It gave out 2,255. How many cans of food are left?
  12. The aquarium had 3,404 visitors in July and 2,431 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  13. The science centre had 2,928 visitors in July and 2,103 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  14. The aquarium had 2,956 visitors in July and 579 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
  15. The science centre had 4,746 visitors in July and 3,831 in March. How many more visitors came in July?
  16. The food bank had 7,008 cans of food. It gave out 3,626. How many cans of food are left?
  17. The city library had 4,876 books. It gave away 3,606. How many books are left?
  18. The food bank had 5,335 cans of food. It gave out 4,285. How many cans of food are left?
  19. The food bank had 8,812 cans of food. It gave out 6,741. How many cans of food are left?
  20. The museum had 4,688 visitors in July and 4,507 in August. How many visitors came in those two months?
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Answer key: Add, subtract and compare word problems to 10,000

  1. 314 cans of food
  2. 978 visitors
  3. 9 notebooks
  4. 536 visitors
  5. 382 visitors
  6. 1,919 visitors
  7. 516 visitors
  8. 896 visitors
  9. 965 books
  10. 176 visitors
  11. 1,088 cans of food
  12. 973 visitors
  13. 5,031 visitors
  14. 3,535 visitors
  15. 915 visitors
  16. 3,382 cans of food
  17. 1,270 books
  18. 1,050 cans of food
  19. 2,071 cans of food
  20. 9,195 visitors