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Word Problems questions for Primary 4 Maths

10 questions to work through online. Answer and you get the working straight away, then a score at the end. No sign-up, and you can retake it as often as you like.

  • Division
  • Two steps: multiply then subtract
  • Division with remainder
  • Two steps: multiply then find change
  • Two steps: compare then total
  • Division with units
  • Two steps: subtract then compare
  • Two steps: multiply then compare
  • Three steps
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Question 1 of 10Division
1248 oranges are packed equally into 8 boxes. How many oranges are in each box?
Question 2 of 10Two steps: multiply then subtract
A hall has 24 rows of 18 seats. 57 seats are empty. How many seats are taken?
Question 3 of 10Division with remainder
500 sweets are packed into bags of 18. How many sweets are left over?
Question 4 of 10Two steps: multiply then find change
A T-shirt costs $12.50. Mr Lee bought 6 of them and paid with a $100 note. How much change did he get?
Question 5 of 10Two steps: compare then total
A shop sold 385 cakes on Saturday and 148 more cakes on Sunday than on Saturday. How many cakes did it sell over the two days?
Question 6 of 10Division with units
A wire 15 m long is cut into 12 equal pieces. How long is each piece?
Question 7 of 10Two steps: subtract then compare
A school has 960 pupils. 375 of them are boys. How many more girls than boys are there?
Question 8 of 10Two steps: multiply then compare
A factory makes 145 chairs a day. In 7 days, how many more chairs does it need to make to reach 1200?
Question 9 of 10Division with units
A box of biscuits has a mass of 2 kg 400 g. Each biscuit has a mass of 150 g. How many biscuits are in the box?
Question 10 of 10Three steps
A club had 2350 members. 890 members left and 1275 new members joined. How many members were there then?
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions

Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.

  1. 1248 oranges are packed equally into 8 boxes. How many oranges are in each box?

    Answer: 156

    1248 ÷ 8 = 156.

  2. A hall has 24 rows of 18 seats. 57 seats are empty. How many seats are taken?

    Answer: 375

    24 × 18 = 432 seats, and 432 − 57 = 375 taken.

  3. 500 sweets are packed into bags of 18. How many sweets are left over?

    Answer: 14

    27 × 18 = 486, and 500 − 486 = 14 sweets left over.

  4. A T-shirt costs $12.50. Mr Lee bought 6 of them and paid with a $100 note. How much change did he get?

    Answer: $25.00

    6 × $12.50 = $75.00, and $100.00 − $75.00 = $25.00.

  5. A shop sold 385 cakes on Saturday and 148 more cakes on Sunday than on Saturday. How many cakes did it sell over the two days?

    Answer: 918

    Sunday: 385 + 148 = 533. Two days: 385 + 533 = 918.

  6. A wire 15 m long is cut into 12 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

    Answer: 125 cm

    15 m is 1500 cm, and 1500 ÷ 12 = 125 cm.

  7. A school has 960 pupils. 375 of them are boys. How many more girls than boys are there?

    Answer: 210

    Girls: 960 − 375 = 585. More girls than boys: 585 − 375 = 210.

  8. A factory makes 145 chairs a day. In 7 days, how many more chairs does it need to make to reach 1200?

    Answer: 185

    145 × 7 = 1015 chairs made, and 1200 − 1015 = 185 still needed.

  9. A box of biscuits has a mass of 2 kg 400 g. Each biscuit has a mass of 150 g. How many biscuits are in the box?

    Answer: 16

    2 kg 400 g is 2400 g, and 2400 ÷ 150 = 16 biscuits.

  10. A club had 2350 members. 890 members left and 1275 new members joined. How many members were there then?

    Answer: 2735

    2350 − 890 = 1460, then + 1275 = 2735.