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CBSE Class 4 Maths Worksheet

Subtraction - Word problems

1.
My dog had some bones. Then, he dug up 367 bones. Now he has 860 bones. How many bones did he start with?
A) 349 B) 439 C) 943 D) 493
2.
Willy has 1,851 crayons. Lucy has 840 crayons. How many more crayons does Willy have than Lucy?
A) 1201 B) 1011 C) 1102 D) 1101
3.
Mrs. Hilt needs to be at work by 9:00 AM. It takes her 10 minutes to shovel her car out of the snow, 25 minutes to prepare for the day, and 35 minutes to drive to work. What time should she wake up so she can get to work on time?
A) 0.28472222222222199 B) 0.32638888888888901 C) 0.40972222222222199 D) 0.36805555555555602
4.
Mrs. Hilt bought 4 pizzas with 8 slices each. She and her friends ate 21 slices of the pizza. How many slices were left?
A) 13 B) 12 C) 11 D) 14
5.
Hilt read that North America covered an area of 9,365,290 square miles and Europe covered 3,837,082 square miles. How much bigger is North America than Europe?
A) 5528280 B) 5528207 C) 5528208 D) 9877979
6.

Mrs. Hilt looked at her car's odometer before a trip. The odometer showed that she had traveled 212.3 miles. When she stopped for lunch, the odometer read 372.0. How many miles had she travelled?

A) 124 miles B) 645 miles C) 159.7 miles D) 534 miles
7.
Isabel bought 900 pieces of paper. She used 156 pieces of the paper. How many pieces of paper does she have left?
A) 475 B) 474 C) 447 D) 744
8.
Ceasar needs to read a 563 page book for school. He has already read 147 pages. How many pages does he have left to read?
A) 146 B) 614 C) 416 D) 321
9.
Meredith picked 347 apples. Philate 198 of the apples. How many apples are left?
A) 419 B) 721 C) 941 D) 149
10.
Mrs. Hilt bought some foods to make a fruit salad. She spent Rs. 15.50 for a bag of apples, Rs. 30.00 for a box of oranges, Rs. 27.25 for a bag of tangerines and Rs. 8.00 on a bag of nuts. She paid the clerk with a Rs. 100.00. How much change will Mrs. Hilt receive?
A) Rs. 24. 12 B) Rs. 12.34 C) Rs. 19.25 D) Rs. 20.25
11.
Maggi had 4 packages of cupcakes. There are 4 cupcakes in each package. She ate 3 cupcakes. How many are left?
A) 12 B) 13 C) 21 D) 14
12.
20 children take a minibus to the zoo. They are to sit 2 or 3 to a seat. There are 7 seats. How many seats will have 3 children seated on them?
A) 7 B) 6 C) 2 D) 3
13.
Helen had 3,180 Legos, but she lost 170 Legos. How many Legos does she have now?
A) 3010 B) 3012 C) 2012 D) 2010
14.
Beka flew 873 miles to visit her aunt. Jackson flew 563 miles to visit his aunt. How many more miles did Beka fly than Jackson?
A) 230 B) 103 C) 310 D) 203
15.
I counted all the pockets I had on my clothes today. Altogether I had twenty-seven (27) pockets. I had eight (8) on my shirt and fourteen (14) on my pants. How many pockets were on my jacket?
A) 6 B) 4 C) 3 D) 5

CBSE Class 4 Maths Worksheet

Subtraction - Word problems

Answers

1.
Option D

Solution: 860 – 367 = 493. He started with 493 bones.

2.
Option B

Solution: 1851 - 840 = 1011. He has 1,011 more crayons.

3.
Option B

Solution: 10 + 25 + 35 = 70 minutes or 1:10. 9:00 – 1:10 = 7:50. She should wake up at 7:50 AM.

4.
Option C

Solution: 4 x 8 = 32. 32 – 21 = 11. 11 slices were left.

5.
Option C

Solution: 9,365,290 – 3,837,082 = 5,528,208. North America is 5,528,208 miles bigger.

6.
Option C

Solution:

372.0 – 212.3 = 159.7. She travelled 159.7 miles.

7.
Option D

Solution: 900 – 156 = 744. She has 744 pieces left.

8.
Option C

Solution: 563 – 147 = 416. He has 416 pages left.

9.
Option D

Solution: 347 – 198 = 149. There are 149 apples left.

10.
Option C

Solution: 15.50 + 30.00 + 27.25 + 8.00 = 80.75. 100 – 80.75 = 19.25. She will receive Rs. 19.25 in change.

11.
Option A

Solution: 4 x 4 = 16 cupcakes in a package. 16 - 3 = 13 cupcakes left.

12.
Option B

Solution: 7 seats x 2 each = 14 children. Since we still have 20 – 14 = 6 more children to fit on the bus (20 total), 5 seats will have three children to a seat.

13.
Option A

Solution: 3180 – 170 = 3010. She has 3010 Legos.

14.
Option C

Solution: 873 – 563 = 310. She flew 310 more miles.

15.
Option D

Solution: 27 – 8 – 14 = 5. There were 5 pockets on the jacket.

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