TEKS 4.4A Worksheets — Grade 4 Add and subtract whole numbers and decimals

Sofia is making a fruit salad for her family reunion. She has 3 apples, 4 bananas, and 5 oranges. How many pieces of fruit does she have in total?

1. 12 ✓
2. 10
3. 8
4. 9

Why: To find the total number of pieces of fruit Sofia has, add the number of apples, bananas, and oranges together: 3 + 4 + 5 = 12. Therefore, the correct answer is 12.

Amelia visited the San Antonio River Walk and spent $25.75 on lunch and $14.50 on a souvenir. How much money did she spend in total?

1. $40.25 ✓
2. $39.25
3. $41.25
4. $38.25

Why: To find out how much money Amelia spent in total, you need to add the cost of her lunch to the cost of the souvenir. So, $25.75 plus $14.50 is equal to $40.25. Therefore, the correct answer is $40.25.

Zara is organizing a book fair at her school. She has a total of 30 books to display. If she has 14 fiction books, how many non-fiction books does she have?

1. 16 ✓
2. 14
3. 30
4. 12

Why: To find the number of non-fiction books, subtract the number of fiction books from the total number of books. Zara has 30 books total and 14 of them are fiction. So, 30 - 14 equals 16. Therefore, Zara has 16 non-fiction books.

Eduardo is selling pecans at a local farmer's market in Texas. He sold 125 pounds of pecans in the morning and 238 pounds in the afternoon. How many pounds of pecans did Eduardo sell in total?

1. 363 ✓
2. 353
3. 372
4. 350

Why: To find the total amount of pecans sold by Eduardo, add the amount he sold in the morning to the amount he sold in the afternoon: 125 + 238 = 363. Therefore, Eduardo sold a total of 363 pounds of pecans.

Diego has a box of crayons. He has 12 crayons that are blue, red, and green. If he has 5 red crayons and 4 blue crayons, how many green crayons does he have?

1. 3 ✓
2. 5
3. 4
4. 2

Why: To find out how many green crayons Diego has, we can start by adding the number of red and blue crayons together. Diego has 5 red crayons and 4 blue crayons, so 5 + 4 equals 9. To find the number of green crayons, we subtract this total from the total number of crayons: 12 - 9 equals 3. Therefore, Diego has 3 green crayons.

Manuel went fishing at Caddo Lake with his family. They caught 15 fish on Saturday and 8 fish on Sunday. How many fish did they catch in total?

1. 23 ✓
2. 22
3. 21
4. 24

Why: To find the total number of fish Manuel and his family caught, you need to add the number of fish caught on Saturday to the number caught on Sunday. This means you perform the calculation 15 + 8, which equals 23. Therefore, the total number of fish caught is 23.

Priya wants to buy a new backpack for school. She saw one she likes for $25. If she has saved $18 from her allowance, how much more money does she need to save to buy the backpack?

1. $7 ✓
2. $8
3. $9
4. $6

Why: To find out how much more money Priya needs to save, first subtract the amount she has saved from the cost of the backpack. The backpack costs $25, and she has saved $18. So, $25 - $18 = $7. Therefore, Priya needs to save $7 more.

Layla is planning a trip to McAllen, Texas, to visit her grandparents. She has saved $347.25 for the trip. If she spends $129.50 on a new pair of shoes, how much money will she have left for her trip?

1. 217.75 ✓
2. 217.50
3. 220.25
4. 210.50

Why: To find out how much money Layla has left after buying the shoes, subtract the cost of the shoes from her total savings. Start with her total savings of $347.25 and subtract $129.50. The calculation is 347.25 - 129.50, which equals $217.75. Therefore, Layla will have $217.75 left for her trip.