Track a library collection — Independent Practice — page 1
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Track a library collection — Independent Practice — page 2
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Worksheet directions

Grade 4 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

  1. School A collected 18,475 cans in September and 16,820 in October. School B collected 32,950 cans in total. How many more cans did School A collect? Write an equation. Answer (include units): ___
  2. A club wants to raise $50,000. It has raised $18,750 from a fair and $16,485 from donations. How much more is needed? Write an equation. Answer (include units): ___
  3. A town has 128,450 people. During the year, 3,875 move away and 4,260 move in. Ignoring other changes, what is the new population? Write an equation. Answer (include units): ___
  4. A museum had 24,780 visitors on Friday and 31,240 on Saturday. About how many visitors came in all? Round each count to the nearest thousand, then find the exact total. Answer (include units): ___
  5. A warehouse starts with 40,000 pencils, ships 12,675, and receives 8,940. A student writes 40,000 − 12,675 − 8,940 = p. Correct the equation and find p. Answer (include units): ___
  6. A library has 12,450 books. It lends 3,875, then receives 1,260 new books. The bar shows the collection just after lending. Find the final number of books. Write an equation. Answer (include units): ___

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 4.NBT.B.4, 4.OA.A.3. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

  • 4.NBT.B.4 — Fluently add and subtract multi-digit
  • 4.OA.A.3 — Multistep problems with remainders

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