Addition Word Problems - Grade 4

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🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

Solve 1-step word problems involving addition by creating and interpreting number sentences.

Success Criteria:

✓ I can read and understand a 1-step addition word problem
✓ I can identify the numbers that need to be added
✓ I can write a number sentence that matches the problem
✓ I can solve the problem and explain my answer using addition

📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice Problems

1. Sarah has 24 stickers in her collection. Her friend gives her 18 more stickers. How many stickers does Sarah have altogether?

32 stickers

42 stickers

46 stickers

52 stickers

2. At the school canteen, Jake buys a sandwich for $4.50 and a juice box for $2.25. How much money did Jake spend in total?

$6.25

$6.75

$7.25

$7.75

3. The Year 4 class collected 156 bottle tops on Monday and 89 bottle tops on Tuesday for their recycling project. Which number sentence shows how many bottle tops they collected altogether?

156 - 89 = ?

156 + 89 = ?

156 × 89 = ?

89 - 156 = ?

✏️ Part 2: Write Number Sentences

4. Emma scored 127 points in her first video game and 94 points in her second game. Write a number sentence to find her total score, then solve it.

Number sentence: _______________ = _______________

Emma's total score: _______________ points

5. The library has 248 fiction books and 176 non-fiction books. Write a number sentence to find the total number of books.

Number sentence: _______________ = _______________

Total number of books: _______________ books

6. At the school sports day, the red team scored 85 points and the blue team scored 97 points. Write and solve a number sentence to find their combined score.

🌟 Part 3: Problem Solving & Explanation

7. Challenge Problem: Lucy saves $12.75 in January, $18.50 in February, and $9.25 in March. How much money has she saved altogether? Show your working and explain your answer.

8. Create your own addition word problem using the numbers 164 and 78. Write the problem, then solve it with a number sentence.

My word problem:

Number sentence and answer:

_______________ + _______________ = _______________

9. Extension: A school fundraiser sold 234 raffle tickets on Friday, 189 tickets on Saturday, and 156 tickets on Sunday. How many tickets were sold over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday)? How many tickets were sold in total over all three days?

Weekend total: _______________

Three-day total: _______________

Explain your thinking: