Grade 4 Mathematics

100 Word Problems Worksheet • Chinese Curriculum Standard

Questions include US dollar ($) amounts where currency is used

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Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Show all working. Write your final answer clearly. Each question is worth 2
marks. Think step by step — you can do it! ■

Section A: Addition & Subtraction (Q1–Q25)

Q1. A bakery baked 324 muffins in the morning and 256 muffins in the afternoon. They sold 180
muffins during the day. How many muffins are left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q2. A bookshop has 1,480 storybooks and 920 comic books. After selling 635 books, how many books
remain?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q3. Xiao Mei collected 378 seashells last summer and 215 this summer. Her cousin collected 540
seashells in total. How many more seashells did Xiao Mei collect than her cousin over the two
summers?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q4. A factory must pack 5,000 boxes in a week. On Monday they packed 1,235 boxes and on Tuesday
1,468 boxes. How many boxes are still left to pack?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q5. There are 725 pupils in a school. 312 travel by school bus, 198 walk, and the rest come by bicycle.
How many pupils come by bicycle?

Answer: _______________________________________________________
Q6. A warehouse stored 2,800 bags of rice. In the first week 748 bags were sold and in the second
week 635 bags were sold. How many bags are left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q7. Xiao Jun saved $365 in June and $428 in July. He wants to buy a bicycle that costs $900. How
much more does he need to save?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q8. An airport served 2,164 passengers in the morning and 1,837 passengers in the afternoon. The
daily target is 4,500 passengers. How many more are needed?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q9. A farmer harvested 2,136 kg of corn from Field A and 1,748 kg from Field B. He kept 2,500 kg and
donated the rest. How many kg were donated?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q10. A city park has 4,215 flowering plants and 3,382 green shrubs. A storm destroyed 758 plants.
How many plants remain in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q11. Xiao Fang read 142 pages on Friday and 167 pages on Saturday. Her book has 450 pages. How
many pages does she still need to read?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q12. A shoe store had 680 pairs of shoes. They received 315 new pairs and sold 427 pairs. How many
pairs are in the store now?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q13. Class A has 46 students and Class B has 39 students. After 8 students moved from Class A to
Class B, how many more students does Class B have than Class A?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q14. A canteen used 152 kg of flour on Monday, 138 kg on Tuesday, and 175 kg on Wednesday. They
started with 700 kg. How many kg remain?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q15. Xiao Lin had $1,200. She spent $436 on clothes, $185 on food, and saved the rest. How much
did she save?

Answer: _______________________________________________________
Q16. A zoo has 275 land animals and 194 sea animals. After 48 new animals arrived, the total became
517. How many new land animals came?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q17. In a quiz competition, Team A scored 425 points and Team B scored 318 points. How many more
points does Team B need to tie with Team A?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q18. A town had 3,120 people. 468 people moved away and 325 new people arrived. What is the
current population?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q19. Xiao Peng spent $225 on a school bag and $348 on books. If he started with $650, how much
does he have left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q20. A bakery made 520 cakes on Friday, 465 on Saturday and 510 on Sunday. They sold 1,200
cakes over the weekend. How many cakes are left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q21. A school recycled 1,345 kg of paper in spring and 1,087 kg in autumn. The yearly target is 2,800
kg. How many more kg must they collect?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q22. Xiao Guo had 950 stickers. He gave 148 to his sister and 265 to classmates. How many stickers
does he have left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q23. A toy factory made 1,560 toy planes in week one and 1,285 in week two. They shipped 2,400 toy
planes. How many remain in the warehouse?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q24. A bookstore had 1,800 books. They sold 548 on Monday and 612 on Tuesday. How many books
are left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q25. Class A planted 75 trees in spring and 52 trees in autumn. Class B planted 145 trees in total.
How many more trees did both classes plant together compared to Class B alone?

Answer: _______________________________________________________
 Section B: Multiplication & Division (Q26–Q50)

Q26. A box holds 36 oranges. A merchant has 18 boxes. How many oranges does the merchant have
in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q27. A school canteen uses 12 kg of rice each day. How many kg of rice will it use in 5 weeks?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q28. A factory produces 240 bottles of juice per hour. How many bottles will it produce in a 9-hour
workday?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q29. A farmer planted 12 rows of tomatoes with 48 plants each row and 9 rows of peppers with 36
plants each row. How many plants in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q30. A bookshelf has 8 layers and each layer holds 54 books. The library has 10 such bookshelves.
How many books can be stored in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q31. A school bus can carry 52 students. How many buses are needed to take 364 students on a field
trip?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q32. Xiao Ling's mother bought 6 kg of peaches at $7 per kg and 4 kg of grapes at $9 per kg. How
much did she spend in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q33. A farmer packed 864 kg of potatoes equally into 9 bags. How many kg are in each bag?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q34. A workshop has 8 machines. Each machine makes 96 parts per day. The factory needs 3,000
parts. After one day, how many more parts are needed?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q35. A swimming pool is 50 m long. Xiao Hao swam 9 laps in the morning and 7 laps in the afternoon.
How many metres did he swim in total?
Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q36. A fruit seller bought 15 crates of apples with 48 apples each. He sold all of them at $2 each. How
much money did he earn?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q37. There are 280 students going on a school trip. Each van carries 8 students and costs $112 to
hire. What is the total cost?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q38. A restaurant orders 8 crates of eggs every week. Each crate holds 36 eggs. How many eggs
does it order in 5 weeks?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q39. A tailor uses 4 metres of cloth to make one jacket. She received an order for 36 jackets. If cloth
costs $30 per metre, how much will it cost?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q40. Xiao Long earns $18 per hour. Last weekend he worked 7 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on
Sunday. How much did he earn?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q41. A school bought 9 boxes of crayons with 48 crayons each. They were shared equally among 12
classrooms. How many crayons does each classroom get?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q42. A bakery bakes 180 loaves every morning and packs them in bags of 6. How many bags are
made each morning?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q43. A relay team has 6 runners. Each runner covers 400 m per race. If there are 4 such races, how
many metres did the team run in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q44. A toy store sold 32 toy cars per day for 6 days and 40 toy robots per day for 5 days. How many
toys were sold in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q45. A garden has 9 rows of sunflowers with 56 sunflowers each. The gardener wants to replant them
in rows of 7. How many rows will there be?
Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q46. A school collected 648 exercise books and distributed them equally to 9 classes. Each student
received 4 books. How many students are in each class?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q47. A truck carries 420 kg per trip. It makes 7 trips in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. What is the
total weight carried in one day?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q48. A stationery shop sells pens in packs of 8 for $24. Xiao Mei wants to buy 64 pens. How much will
she pay?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q49. A swimming class has 63 students divided equally into 9 groups. Each group practises for 50
minutes. How many minutes do all groups practise?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q50. A library receives 12 new books every week. After 9 weeks, the librarian places them equally onto
6 shelves. How many books go on each shelf?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Section C: Multi-Step Challenges (Q51–Q100)

Q51. A market stall sold 48 apples, 36 pears and 72 bananas on Saturday. On Sunday it sold twice as
many fruits as Saturday. How many fruits were sold over the weekend?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q52. Xiao Yan earns $25 per hour tutoring. She tutored 3 hours on Monday, 4 hours on Wednesday
and 2 hours on Friday. How much did she earn this week?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q53. A shop bought 24 boxes of chocolates, each box containing 36 chocolates. They sold 500
chocolates. How many chocolates are left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q54. A school has 6 classrooms. Each classroom needs 8 chairs fixed. Each chair repair costs $35.
What is the total repair cost?
Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q55. Xiao Rui reads 45 pages every day. His book has 360 pages. He has already read 180 pages.
How many more days does he need to finish the book?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q56. A sports shop had 750 tennis balls. They received a new stock of 8 boxes with 48 balls each.
How many tennis balls does the shop have now?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q57. Three friends shared the cost of a gift equally. The gift cost $216. Each friend already paid $50 as
a deposit. How much more does each friend need to pay?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q58. A stamp collector had 845 stamps. He arranged them into albums of 45 stamps each. How many
full albums did he fill, and how many stamps were left over?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q59. A garden path uses 125 tiles per row. The path has 8 rows. The gardener has already bought
1,200 tiles. How many more tiles does he need?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q60. A class of 36 students is divided into equal groups for a science project. Each group gets 12 test
tubes. In total the class uses 108 test tubes. How many groups are there?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q61. A train travels 96 km per hour. How far will it travel in 7 hours? If the destination is 700 km away,
how many km are left after 7 hours?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q62. A printer prints 48 pages per minute. A document has 960 pages. How many minutes will it take
to print the whole document?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q63. Xiao Tao saves $35 every week. After 12 weeks he wants to buy a game that costs $480. How
much more does he still need?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q64. A factory packs 6 bottles into each small box and 8 small boxes into a large carton. How many
bottles are in 15 large cartons?
Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q65. Xiao Ni has 4 times as many marbles as her brother. Her brother has 36 marbles. If Xiao Ni gives
50 marbles to her friend, how many does she have left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q66. A school ordered 15 packets of colour paper. Each packet has 8 sheets of 6 different colours.
How many sheets of paper did the school order in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q67. A supermarket sells juice in packs of 4 bottles for $20. Mrs Wang buys 7 packs and receives
change of $10. How much did she give the cashier?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q68. Xiao Da can cycle 12 km in one hour. He cycles from home to school and back every day. The
school is 6 km away. How many km does he cycle in 5 school days?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q69. A total of 252 students need to be seated in rows of 9. Each bench in a row seats 3 students.
How many benches are needed?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q70. A warehouse has 480 cans of paint arranged in stacks of 8. Each stack is placed on a shelf that
holds 5 stacks. How many shelves are used?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q71. A school trip costs $85 per student. There are 4 classes with 32 students each going on the trip.
What is the total cost?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q72. Xiao Qi thinks of a number. When she multiplies it by 7 and then subtracts 15, she gets 48. What
is the number she thought of?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q73. A restaurant serves 85 meals per hour at lunchtime. Lunch lasts 3 hours. If each meal costs $28,
how much money does the restaurant earn at lunch?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q74. A swimming pool holds 6,000 litres of water. A pump fills 125 litres per minute. How many
minutes does it take to fill the pool from empty?
Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q75. A parking lot has 12 rows with 15 spaces in each row. Three-quarters of the spaces are occupied.
How many spaces are free?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q76. Xiao Huan makes 24 paper cranes per hour. She worked for 3 hours on Monday and 4 hours on
Tuesday. She needs 200 paper cranes in total. How many more does she still need to make?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q77. A school canteen has 350 kg of potatoes. They cook 35 kg per day. After how many days will
there be fewer than 70 kg left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q78. A clothing shop sold 56 shirts at $45 each and 38 trousers at $65 each. How much money was
collected in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q79. A box of 144 sweets is shared equally among some children so each child gets 12 sweets. How
many children share the sweets? If 6 children leave, how many sweets does each remaining child get if
they share the sweets again?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q80. A garden tap drips 3 litres of water per minute. How many litres are wasted in one day if the tap
drips for 8 hours?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q81. Xiao Bao bought 5 packets of stickers. Each packet has 24 stickers. He gave away 3 stickers to
each of 18 friends. How many stickers does he have left?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q82. A market sells eggs for $12 per dozen. Mrs Chen buys 4 dozen eggs and pays with a $100 bill.
What change does she receive?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q83. An aquarium has 8 tanks. Each tank holds 45 fish. Zookeepers removed 60 sick fish for
treatment. How many fish are still in the tanks?

Answer: _______________________________________________________
Q84. A road is 1,200 m long. Workers have already built 540 m. If they build 45 m per day, how many
more days will they need to finish the road?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q85. A farmer planted trees in 7 rows with 28 trees in each row. If 35 trees did not survive, how many
living trees are there?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q86. Xiao Wu scored 96, 84 and 78 in three tests. What is the total score, and how many marks short
of 300 is he?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q87. A school store bought 15 boxes of erasers with 24 erasers each. They sell erasers at $2 each. If
all are sold, how much money will be collected?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q88. Xiao Jing plants 5 seeds in each pot. She has 18 pots. After 2 weeks, 3/4 of the seeds sprouted.
How many seeds sprouted?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q89. A film lasts 96 minutes. Xiao Chen arrived 12 minutes late and left 8 minutes before the film
ended. How many minutes of the film did she watch?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q90. A bus departs every 15 minutes. The first bus leaves at 6:00 AM. How many buses have
departed by 9:00 AM (including the 6:00 AM bus)?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q91. Xiao Dan practises piano for 40 minutes every day. Her recital is in 3 weeks. How many hours of
practice will she complete before the recital?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q92. A school garden has 6 plots. Each plot is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is the total area of all
plots?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q93. Mrs Lee bought 3 kg of beef at $15 per kg and 2 kg of chicken at $8 per kg. She paid with a $100
bill. How much change did she get?

Answer: _______________________________________________________
Q94. A class of 30 students took a test. 18 students scored above 80 marks. What fraction of the class
scored above 80? Simplify your answer.

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q95. A number is multiplied by 8 and then 24 is added. The result is 120. What is the original number?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q96. A school tuck shop sold 45 sandwiches at $3.50 each on Monday and 38 sandwiches at $3.50
each on Tuesday. How much money was collected over the two days?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q97. Xiao Ming cycles 3 km to school each way. School is open 5 days a week. Over 4 weeks, how
many km does he cycle in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q98. A box contains 6 red balls, 4 blue balls, and 2 yellow balls. If one ball is picked at random, what is
the probability it is NOT yellow?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q99. A bookshelf has 5 shelves. The first shelf has 32 books. Each shelf has 4 more books than the
shelf above it. How many books are on the 5th shelf? How many books in total?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

Q100. A school hall can seat 480 people. For a show, 3/8 of the seats are taken by students, 1/4 by
parents, and the rest by teachers. How many teachers are seated?

Answer: _______________________________________________________

— End of Questions — Total: 100 Questions | 200 Marks | Keep practising! ■

 ■ Answer Key & Step-by-Step
Solutions
■ How to use this answer key:

1. Finish the worksheet first. 3. If wrong, read each STEP carefully.

2. Check your answer with the FINAL ANSWER. 4. Try explaining the steps to a friend!

Section A: Addition & Subtraction (Q1–Q25)

Q1. A bakery baked 324 muffins in the morning and 256 muffins in the afternoon. They sold 180
muffins during the day. How many muffins are left?

Step 1: Total muffins baked = 324 + 256 = 580

Step 2: Muffins left = 580 − 180 = 400

■ Final Answer: 400 muffins

Q2. A bookshop has 1,480 storybooks and 920 comic books. After selling 635 books, how many
books remain?

Step 1: Total books = 1,480 + 920 = 2,400

Step 2: Books remaining = 2,400 − 635 = 1,765

■ Final Answer: 1,765 books

Q3. Xiao Mei collected 378 seashells last summer and 215 this summer. Her cousin collected 540
seashells in total. How many more seashells did Xiao Mei collect than her cousin over the two
summers?

Step 1: Xiao Mei's total = 378 + 215 = 593

Step 2: Difference = 593 − 540 = 53

■ Final Answer: 53 more seashells

Q4. A factory must pack 5,000 boxes in a week. On Monday they packed 1,235 boxes and on Tuesday
1,468 boxes. How many boxes are still left to pack?

Step 1: Packed so far = 1,235 + 1,468 = 2,703

Step 2: Remaining = 5,000 − 2,703 = 2,297

■ Final Answer: 2,297 boxes

Q5. There are 725 pupils in a school. 312 travel by school bus, 198 walk, and the rest come by
bicycle. How many pupils come by bicycle?

Step 1: Bus + walk = 312 + 198 = 510

Step 2: Bicycle riders = 725 − 510 = 215

■ Final Answer: 215 pupils

Q6. A warehouse stored 2,800 bags of rice. In the first week 748 bags were sold and in the second
week 635 bags were sold. How many bags are left?

Step 1: Bags sold = 748 + 635 = 1,383

Step 2: Bags remaining = 2,800 − 1,383 = 1,417

■ Final Answer: 1,417 bags

Q7. Xiao Jun saved $365 in June and $428 in July. He wants to buy a bicycle that costs $900. How
much more does he need to save?

Step 1: Total saved = $365 + $428 = $793

Step 2: More needed = $900 − $793 = $107

■ Final Answer: $107

Q8. An airport served 2,164 passengers in the morning and 1,837 passengers in the afternoon. The
daily target is 4,500 passengers. How many more are needed?

Step 1: Passengers served = 2,164 + 1,837 = 4,001

Step 2: More needed = 4,500 − 4,001 = 499

■ Final Answer: 499 passengers

Q9. A farmer harvested 2,136 kg of corn from Field A and 1,748 kg from Field B. He kept 2,500 kg and
donated the rest. How many kg were donated?

Step 1: Total harvested = 2,136 + 1,748 = 3,884 kg

Step 2: Donated = 3,884 − 2,500 = 1,384 kg

■ Final Answer: 1,384 kg

Q10. A city park has 4,215 flowering plants and 3,382 green shrubs. A storm destroyed 758 plants.
How many plants remain in total?

Step 1: Total plants = 4,215 + 3,382 = 7,597

Step 2: After storm = 7,597 − 758 = 6,839

■ Final Answer: 6,839 plants

Q11. Xiao Fang read 142 pages on Friday and 167 pages on Saturday. Her book has 450 pages. How
many pages does she still need to read?
 Step 1: Pages read = 142 + 167 = 309

Step 2: Pages remaining = 450 − 309 = 141

■ Final Answer: 141 pages

Q12. A shoe store had 680 pairs of shoes. They received 315 new pairs and sold 427 pairs. How many
pairs are in the store now?

Step 1: After delivery = 680 + 315 = 995

Step 2: After sales = 995 − 427 = 568

■ Final Answer: 568 pairs

Q13. Class A has 46 students and Class B has 39 students. After 8 students moved from Class A to
Class B, how many more students does Class B have than Class A?

Step 1: Class A now = 46 − 8 = 38

Step 2: Class B now = 39 + 8 = 47

Step 3: Difference = 47 − 38 = 9

■ Final Answer: 9 more students in Class B

Q14. A canteen used 152 kg of flour on Monday, 138 kg on Tuesday, and 175 kg on Wednesday. They
started with 700 kg. How many kg remain?

Step 1: Flour used = 152 + 138 + 175 = 465 kg

Step 2: Remaining = 700 − 465 = 235 kg

■ Final Answer: 235 kg

Q15. Xiao Lin had $1,200. She spent $436 on clothes, $185 on food, and saved the rest. How much did
she save?

Step 1: Amount spent = $436 + $185 = $621

Step 2: Amount saved = $1,200 − $621 = $579

■ Final Answer: $579

Q16. A zoo has 275 land animals and 194 sea animals. After 48 new animals arrived, the total became
517. How many new land animals came?

Step 1: Old total = 275 + 194 = 469

Step 2: New animals = 517 − 469 = 48

Step 3: Since all new animals are land animals, answer = 48

■ Final Answer: 48 land animals

Q17. In a quiz competition, Team A scored 425 points and Team B scored 318 points. How many
more points does Team B need to tie with Team A?
 Step 1: Difference = 425 − 318 = 107

■ Final Answer: 107 more points

Q18. A town had 3,120 people. 468 people moved away and 325 new people arrived. What is the
current population?

Step 1: After leaving = 3,120 − 468 = 2,652

Step 2: After arriving = 2,652 + 325 = 2,977

■ Final Answer: 2,977 people

Q19. Xiao Peng spent $225 on a school bag and $348 on books. If he started with $650, how much
does he have left?

Step 1: Total spent = $225 + $348 = $573

Step 2: Remaining = $650 − $573 = $77

■ Final Answer: $77

Q20. A bakery made 520 cakes on Friday, 465 on Saturday and 510 on Sunday. They sold 1,200 cakes
over the weekend. How many cakes are left?

Step 1: Total baked = 520 + 465 + 510 = 1,495

Step 2: Remaining = 1,495 − 1,200 = 295

■ Final Answer: 295 cakes

Q21. A school recycled 1,345 kg of paper in spring and 1,087 kg in autumn. The yearly target is 2,800
kg. How many more kg must they collect?

Step 1: Collected = 1,345 + 1,087 = 2,432 kg

Step 2: Still needed = 2,800 − 2,432 = 368 kg

■ Final Answer: 368 kg

Q22. Xiao Guo had 950 stickers. He gave 148 to his sister and 265 to classmates. How many stickers
does he have left?

Step 1: Given away = 148 + 265 = 413

Step 2: Remaining = 950 − 413 = 537

■ Final Answer: 537 stickers

Q23. A toy factory made 1,560 toy planes in week one and 1,285 in week two. They shipped 2,400 toy
planes. How many remain in the warehouse?

Step 1: Total made = 1,560 + 1,285 = 2,845

Step 2: Remaining = 2,845 − 2,400 = 445

■ Final Answer: 445 toy planes

Q24. A bookstore had 1,800 books. They sold 548 on Monday and 612 on Tuesday. How many books
are left?

Step 1: Sold = 548 + 612 = 1,160

Step 2: Remaining = 1,800 − 1,160 = 640

■ Final Answer: 640 books

Q25. Class A planted 75 trees in spring and 52 trees in autumn. Class B planted 145 trees in total.
How many more trees did both classes plant together compared to Class B alone?

Step 1: Class A total = 75 + 52 = 127

Step 2: Both classes = 127 + 145 = 272

Step 3: More than Class B alone = 272 − 145 = 127

■ Final Answer: 127 more trees

■ Great job working through addition and subtraction!

Section B: Multiplication & Division (Q26–Q50)

Q26. A box holds 36 oranges. A merchant has 18 boxes. How many oranges does the merchant have
in total?

Step 1: Total oranges = 36 × 18 = 648

■ Final Answer: 648 oranges

Q27. A school canteen uses 12 kg of rice each day. How many kg of rice will it use in 5 weeks?

Step 1: Days in 5 weeks = 5 × 7 = 35 days

Step 2: Total rice = 12 × 35 = 420 kg

■ Final Answer: 420 kg

Q28. A factory produces 240 bottles of juice per hour. How many bottles will it produce in a 9-hour
workday?

Step 1: Total bottles = 240 × 9 = 2,160

■ Final Answer: 2,160 bottles

Q29. A farmer planted 12 rows of tomatoes with 48 plants each row and 9 rows of peppers with 36
plants each row. How many plants in total?

Step 1: Tomato plants = 12 × 48 = 576

Step 2: Pepper plants = 9 × 36 = 324

Step 3: Total = 576 + 324 = 900

■ Final Answer: 900 plants

Q30. A bookshelf has 8 layers and each layer holds 54 books. The library has 10 such bookshelves.
How many books can be stored in total?

Step 1: Books per shelf = 8 × 54 = 432

Step 2: Total books = 432 × 10 = 4,320

■ Final Answer: 4,320 books

Q31. A school bus can carry 52 students. How many buses are needed to take 364 students on a field
trip?

Step 1: Buses needed = 364 ÷ 52 = 7

■ Final Answer: 7 buses

Q32. Xiao Ling's mother bought 6 kg of peaches at $7 per kg and 4 kg of grapes at $9 per kg. How
much did she spend in total?

Step 1: Cost of peaches = 6 × $7 = $42

Step 2: Cost of grapes = 4 × $9 = $36

Step 3: Total = $42 + $36 = $78

■ Final Answer: $78

Q33. A farmer packed 864 kg of potatoes equally into 9 bags. How many kg are in each bag?

Step 1: Each bag = 864 ÷ 9 = 96 kg

■ Final Answer: 96 kg per bag

Q34. A workshop has 8 machines. Each machine makes 96 parts per day. The factory needs 3,000
parts. After one day, how many more parts are needed?

Step 1: Parts made = 8 × 96 = 768

Step 2: More needed = 3,000 − 768 = 2,232

■ Final Answer: 2,232 more parts

Q35. A swimming pool is 50 m long. Xiao Hao swam 9 laps in the morning and 7 laps in the afternoon.
How many metres did he swim in total?

Step 1: Total laps = 9 + 7 = 16

Step 2: Total distance = 16 × 50 = 800 m

■ Final Answer: 800 metres

Q36. A fruit seller bought 15 crates of apples with 48 apples each. He sold all of them at $2 each. How
much money did he earn?

Step 1: Total apples = 15 × 48 = 720

Step 2: Money earned = 720 × $2 = $1,440

 ■ Final Answer: $1,440

Q37. There are 280 students going on a school trip. Each van carries 8 students and costs $112 to
hire. What is the total cost?

Step 1: Vans needed = 280 ÷ 8 = 35

Step 2: Total cost = 35 × $112 = $3,920

■ Final Answer: $3,920

Q38. A restaurant orders 8 crates of eggs every week. Each crate holds 36 eggs. How many eggs
does it order in 5 weeks?

Step 1: Eggs per week = 8 × 36 = 288

Step 2: Eggs in 5 weeks = 288 × 5 = 1,440

■ Final Answer: 1,440 eggs

Q39. A tailor uses 4 metres of cloth to make one jacket. She received an order for 36 jackets. If cloth
costs $30 per metre, how much will it cost?

Step 1: Cloth needed = 4 × 36 = 144 m

Step 2: Total cost = 144 × $30 = $4,320

■ Final Answer: $4,320

Q40. Xiao Long earns $18 per hour. Last weekend he worked 7 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on
Sunday. How much did he earn?

Step 1: Total hours = 7 + 5 = 12

Step 2: Total earnings = 12 × $18 = $216

■ Final Answer: $216

Q41. A school bought 9 boxes of crayons with 48 crayons each. They were shared equally among 12
classrooms. How many crayons does each classroom get?

Step 1: Total crayons = 9 × 48 = 432

Step 2: Per classroom = 432 ÷ 12 = 36

■ Final Answer: 36 crayons per classroom

Q42. A bakery bakes 180 loaves every morning and packs them in bags of 6. How many bags are
made each morning?

Step 1: Bags = 180 ÷ 6 = 30

■ Final Answer: 30 bags

Q43. A relay team has 6 runners. Each runner covers 400 m per race. If there are 4 such races, how
many metres did the team run in total?
 Step 1: Per race = 6 × 400 = 2,400 m

Step 2: Total = 2,400 × 4 = 9,600 m

■ Final Answer: 9,600 metres

Q44. A toy store sold 32 toy cars per day for 6 days and 40 toy robots per day for 5 days. How many
toys were sold in total?

Step 1: Toy cars = 32 × 6 = 192

Step 2: Toy robots = 40 × 5 = 200

Step 3: Total = 192 + 200 = 392

■ Final Answer: 392 toys

Q45. A garden has 9 rows of sunflowers with 56 sunflowers each. The gardener wants to replant them
in rows of 7. How many rows will there be?

Step 1: Total sunflowers = 9 × 56 = 504

Step 2: New rows = 504 ÷ 7 = 72

■ Final Answer: 72 rows

Q46. A school collected 648 exercise books and distributed them equally to 9 classes. Each student
received 4 books. How many students are in each class?

Step 1: Books per class = 648 ÷ 9 = 72

Step 2: Students per class = 72 ÷ 4 = 18

■ Final Answer: 18 students per class

Q47. A truck carries 420 kg per trip. It makes 7 trips in the morning and 5 in the afternoon. What is the
total weight carried in one day?

Step 1: Total trips = 7 + 5 = 12

Step 2: Total weight = 420 × 12 = 5,040 kg

■ Final Answer: 5,040 kg

Q48. A stationery shop sells pens in packs of 8 for $24. Xiao Mei wants to buy 64 pens. How much
will she pay?

Step 1: Packs needed = 64 ÷ 8 = 8

Step 2: Total cost = 8 × $24 = $192

■ Final Answer: $192

Q49. A swimming class has 63 students divided equally into 9 groups. Each group practises for 50
minutes. How many minutes do all groups practise?

Step 1: Students per group = 63 ÷ 9 = 7

 Step 2: Total practice = 9 × 50 = 450 minutes

■ Final Answer: 450 minutes

Q50. A library receives 12 new books every week. After 9 weeks, the librarian places them equally
onto 6 shelves. How many books go on each shelf?

Step 1: Total new books = 12 × 9 = 108

Step 2: Books per shelf = 108 ÷ 6 = 18

■ Final Answer: 18 books per shelf

■ You're building number sense — keep it up!

Section C: Multi-Step Challenges (Q51–Q100)

Q51. A market stall sold 48 apples, 36 pears and 72 bananas on Saturday. On Sunday it sold twice as
many fruits as Saturday. How many fruits were sold over the weekend?

Step 1: Saturday total = 48 + 36 + 72 = 156

Step 2: Sunday total = 156 × 2 = 312

Step 3: Weekend total = 156 + 312 = 468

■ Final Answer: 468 fruits

Q52. Xiao Yan earns $25 per hour tutoring. She tutored 3 hours on Monday, 4 hours on Wednesday
and 2 hours on Friday. How much did she earn this week?

Step 1: Total hours = 3 + 4 + 2 = 9

Step 2: Total earnings = 9 × $25 = $225

■ Final Answer: $225

Q53. A shop bought 24 boxes of chocolates, each box containing 36 chocolates. They sold 500
chocolates. How many chocolates are left?

Step 1: Total chocolates = 24 × 36 = 864

Step 2: Remaining = 864 − 500 = 364

■ Final Answer: 364 chocolates

Q54. A school has 6 classrooms. Each classroom needs 8 chairs fixed. Each chair repair costs $35.
What is the total repair cost?

Step 1: Chairs to fix = 6 × 8 = 48

Step 2: Total cost = 48 × $35 = $1,680

■ Final Answer: $1,680

Q55. Xiao Rui reads 45 pages every day. His book has 360 pages. He has already read 180 pages.
How many more days does he need to finish the book?

Step 1: Pages left = 360 − 180 = 180

Step 2: Days needed = 180 ÷ 45 = 4

■ Final Answer: 4 more days

Q56. A sports shop had 750 tennis balls. They received a new stock of 8 boxes with 48 balls each.
How many tennis balls does the shop have now?

Step 1: New balls = 8 × 48 = 384

Step 2: Total = 750 + 384 = 1,134

■ Final Answer: 1,134 tennis balls

Q57. Three friends shared the cost of a gift equally. The gift cost $216. Each friend already paid $50
as a deposit. How much more does each friend need to pay?

Step 1: Each friend's share = $216 ÷ 3 = $72

Step 2: More to pay = $72 − $50 = $22

■ Final Answer: $22 each

Q58. A stamp collector had 845 stamps. He arranged them into albums of 45 stamps each. How many
full albums did he fill, and how many stamps were left over?

Step 1: Full albums = 845 ÷ 45 = 18 remainder 35

Step 2: Leftover stamps = 35

■ Final Answer: 18 full albums, 35 stamps left over

Q59. A garden path uses 125 tiles per row. The path has 8 rows. The gardener has already bought
1,200 tiles. How many more tiles does he need?

Step 1: Tiles needed = 125 × 8 = 1,000

Step 2: Already bought = 1,200

Step 3: Extra tiles = 1,200 − 1,000 = 200 (no more needed)

■ Final Answer: No more tiles needed — 200 tiles are extra

Q60. A class of 36 students is divided into equal groups for a science project. Each group gets 12
test tubes. In total the class uses 108 test tubes. How many groups are there?

Step 1: Groups = 108 ÷ 12 = 9

■ Final Answer: 9 groups

Q61. A train travels 96 km per hour. How far will it travel in 7 hours? If the destination is 700 km away,
how many km are left after 7 hours?
 Step 1: Distance in 7 h = 96 × 7 = 672 km

Step 2: Remaining = 700 − 672 = 28 km

■ Final Answer: 28 km remaining

Q62. A printer prints 48 pages per minute. A document has 960 pages. How many minutes will it take
to print the whole document?

Step 1: Time = 960 ÷ 48 = 20 minutes

■ Final Answer: 20 minutes

Q63. Xiao Tao saves $35 every week. After 12 weeks he wants to buy a game that costs $480. How
much more does he still need?

Step 1: Saved = $35 × 12 = $420

Step 2: More needed = $480 − $420 = $60

■ Final Answer: $60 more

Q64. A factory packs 6 bottles into each small box and 8 small boxes into a large carton. How many
bottles are in 15 large cartons?

Step 1: Bottles per carton = 6 × 8 = 48

Step 2: Total bottles = 48 × 15 = 720

■ Final Answer: 720 bottles

Q65. Xiao Ni has 4 times as many marbles as her brother. Her brother has 36 marbles. If Xiao Ni gives
50 marbles to her friend, how many does she have left?

Step 1: Xiao Ni's marbles = 4 × 36 = 144

Step 2: After giving = 144 − 50 = 94

■ Final Answer: 94 marbles

Q66. A school ordered 15 packets of colour paper. Each packet has 8 sheets of 6 different colours.
How many sheets of paper did the school order in total?

Step 1: Sheets per packet = 8 × 6 = 48

Step 2: Total sheets = 48 × 15 = 720

■ Final Answer: 720 sheets

Q67. A supermarket sells juice in packs of 4 bottles for $20. Mrs Wang buys 7 packs and receives
change of $10. How much did she give the cashier?

Step 1: Cost = 7 × $20 = $140

Step 2: Amount given = $140 + $10 = $150

■ Final Answer: $150

Q68. Xiao Da can cycle 12 km in one hour. He cycles from home to school and back every day. The
school is 6 km away. How many km does he cycle in 5 school days?

Step 1: Daily distance = 6 × 2 = 12 km

Step 2: Weekly distance = 12 × 5 = 60 km

■ Final Answer: 60 km

Q69. A total of 252 students need to be seated in rows of 9. Each bench in a row seats 3 students.
How many benches are needed?

Step 1: Rows needed = 252 ÷ 9 = 28

Step 2: Benches per row = 3 (since 9 ÷ 3 = 3)

Step 3: Total benches = 28 × 3 = 84

■ Final Answer: 84 benches

Q70. A warehouse has 480 cans of paint arranged in stacks of 8. Each stack is placed on a shelf that
holds 5 stacks. How many shelves are used?

Step 1: Total stacks = 480 ÷ 8 = 60

Step 2: Shelves = 60 ÷ 5 = 12

■ Final Answer: 12 shelves

Q71. A school trip costs $85 per student. There are 4 classes with 32 students each going on the trip.
What is the total cost?

Step 1: Total students = 4 × 32 = 128

Step 2: Total cost = 128 × $85 = $10,880

■ Final Answer: $10,880

Q72. Xiao Qi thinks of a number. When she multiplies it by 7 and then subtracts 15, she gets 48. What
is the number she thought of?

Step 1: Equation: n × 7 − 15 = 48

Step 2: n × 7 = 48 + 15 = 63

Step 3: n = 63 ÷ 7 = 9

■ Final Answer: The number is 9

Q73. A restaurant serves 85 meals per hour at lunchtime. Lunch lasts 3 hours. If each meal costs $28,
how much money does the restaurant earn at lunch?

Step 1: Meals served = 85 × 3 = 255

Step 2: Total earnings = 255 × $28 = $7,140

■ Final Answer: $7,140

Q74. A swimming pool holds 6,000 litres of water. A pump fills 125 litres per minute. How many
minutes does it take to fill the pool from empty?

Step 1: Time = 6,000 ÷ 125 = 48 minutes

■ Final Answer: 48 minutes

Q75. A parking lot has 12 rows with 15 spaces in each row. Three-quarters of the spaces are
occupied. How many spaces are free?

Step 1: Total spaces = 12 × 15 = 180

Step 2: Occupied = 180 × 3 ÷ 4 = 135

Step 3: Free = 180 − 135 = 45

■ Final Answer: 45 spaces are free

Q76. Xiao Huan makes 24 paper cranes per hour. She worked for 3 hours on Monday and 4 hours on
Tuesday. She needs 200 paper cranes in total. How many more does she still need to make?

Step 1: Made = 24 × (3 + 4) = 24 × 7 = 168

Step 2: Still needed = 200 − 168 = 32

■ Final Answer: 32 more paper cranes

Q77. A school canteen has 350 kg of potatoes. They cook 35 kg per day. After how many days will
there be fewer than 70 kg left?

Step 1: Need: 350 − 35 × d < 70

Step 2: 35 × d > 280, so d > 8

Step 3: After 9 days: 350 − 315 = 35 kg < 70 kg

■ Final Answer: After 9 days

Q78. A clothing shop sold 56 shirts at $45 each and 38 trousers at $65 each. How much money was
collected in total?

Step 1: Shirts: 56 × $45 = $2,520

Step 2: Trousers: 38 × $65 = $2,470

Step 3: Total = $2,520 + $2,470 = $4,990

■ Final Answer: $4,990

Q79. A box of 144 sweets is shared equally among some children so each child gets 12 sweets. How
many children share the sweets? If 6 children leave, how many sweets does each remaining child get
if they share the sweets again?

Step 1: Children = 144 ÷ 12 = 12

Step 2: Remaining children = 12 − 6 = 6

 Step 3: Sweets each = 144 ÷ 6 = 24

■ Final Answer: 24 sweets each after 6 children leave

Q80. A garden tap drips 3 litres of water per minute. How many litres are wasted in one day if the tap
drips for 8 hours?

Step 1: Minutes = 8 × 60 = 480 min

Step 2: Litres wasted = 480 × 3 = 1,440 litres

■ Final Answer: 1,440 litres

Q81. Xiao Bao bought 5 packets of stickers. Each packet has 24 stickers. He gave away 3 stickers to
each of 18 friends. How many stickers does he have left?

Step 1: Total stickers = 5 × 24 = 120

Step 2: Stickers given = 3 × 18 = 54

Step 3: Remaining = 120 − 54 = 66

■ Final Answer: 66 stickers

Q82. A market sells eggs for $12 per dozen. Mrs Chen buys 4 dozen eggs and pays with a $100 bill.
What change does she receive?

Step 1: Cost = 4 × $12 = $48

Step 2: Change = $100 − $48 = $52

■ Final Answer: $52 change

Q83. An aquarium has 8 tanks. Each tank holds 45 fish. Zookeepers removed 60 sick fish for
treatment. How many fish are still in the tanks?

Step 1: Total fish = 8 × 45 = 360

Step 2: After removal = 360 − 60 = 300

■ Final Answer: 300 fish

Q84. A road is 1,200 m long. Workers have already built 540 m. If they build 45 m per day, how many
more days will they need to finish the road?

Step 1: Remaining = 1,200 − 540 = 660 m

Step 2: Days = 660 ÷ 45 = 14 remainder 30

Step 3: They need 15 days (14 full + 1 partial day)

■ Final Answer: 15 more days

Q85. A farmer planted trees in 7 rows with 28 trees in each row. If 35 trees did not survive, how many
living trees are there?

Step 1: Total planted = 7 × 28 = 196

 Step 2: Living trees = 196 − 35 = 161

■ Final Answer: 161 living trees

Q86. Xiao Wu scored 96, 84 and 78 in three tests. What is the total score, and how many marks short
of 300 is he?

Step 1: Total = 96 + 84 + 78 = 258

Step 2: Short of 300 = 300 − 258 = 42

■ Final Answer: Total: 258; 42 marks short of 300

Q87. A school store bought 15 boxes of erasers with 24 erasers each. They sell erasers at $2 each. If
all are sold, how much money will be collected?

Step 1: Total erasers = 15 × 24 = 360

Step 2: Money collected = 360 × $2 = $720

■ Final Answer: $720

Q88. Xiao Jing plants 5 seeds in each pot. She has 18 pots. After 2 weeks, 3/4 of the seeds sprouted.
How many seeds sprouted?

Step 1: Total seeds = 5 × 18 = 90

Step 2: Sprouted = 90 × 3 ÷ 4 = 67.5 → 67 or 68

■ Final Answer: 67 or 68 seeds sprouted

Q89. A film lasts 96 minutes. Xiao Chen arrived 12 minutes late and left 8 minutes before the film
ended. How many minutes of the film did she watch?

Step 1: Minutes watched = 96 − 12 − 8 = 76 minutes

■ Final Answer: 76 minutes

Q90. A bus departs every 15 minutes. The first bus leaves at 6:00 AM. How many buses have
departed by 9:00 AM (including the 6:00 AM bus)?

Step 1: Total minutes = 3 × 60 = 180 min

Step 2: Number of intervals = 180 ÷ 15 = 12

Step 3: Buses = 12 + 1 = 13

■ Final Answer: 13 buses

Q91. Xiao Dan practises piano for 40 minutes every day. Her recital is in 3 weeks. How many hours of
practice will she complete before the recital?

Step 1: Days = 3 × 7 = 21

Step 2: Total minutes = 21 × 40 = 840

Step 3: Hours = 840 ÷ 60 = 14

 ■ Final Answer: 14 hours

Q92. A school garden has 6 plots. Each plot is 8 m long and 5 m wide. What is the total area of all
plots?

Step 1: Area of one plot = 8 × 5 = 40 m²

Step 2: Total area = 40 × 6 = 240 m²

■ Final Answer: 240 m²

Q93. Mrs Lee bought 3 kg of beef at $15 per kg and 2 kg of chicken at $8 per kg. She paid with a $100
bill. How much change did she get?

Step 1: Beef = 3 × $15 = $45

Step 2: Chicken = 2 × $8 = $16

Step 3: Total = $45 + $16 = $61

Step 4: Change = $100 − $61 = $39

■ Final Answer: $39 change

Q94. A class of 30 students took a test. 18 students scored above 80 marks. What fraction of the
class scored above 80? Simplify your answer.

Step 1: Fraction = 18/30

Step 2: Simplify: divide both by 6 → 3/5

■ Final Answer: 3/5 of the class

Q95. A number is multiplied by 8 and then 24 is added. The result is 120. What is the original
number?

Step 1: 8 × n + 24 = 120

Step 2: 8 × n = 120 − 24 = 96

Step 3: n = 96 ÷ 8 = 12

■ Final Answer: The number is 12

Q96. A school tuck shop sold 45 sandwiches at $3.50 each on Monday and 38 sandwiches at $3.50
each on Tuesday. How much money was collected over the two days?

Step 1: Total sandwiches = 45 + 38 = 83

Step 2: Total money = 83 × $3.50 = $290.50

■ Final Answer: $290.50

Q97. Xiao Ming cycles 3 km to school each way. School is open 5 days a week. Over 4 weeks, how
many km does he cycle in total?

Step 1: Daily = 3 × 2 = 6 km
 Step 2: Weekly = 6 × 5 = 30 km

Step 3: 4 weeks = 30 × 4 = 120 km

■ Final Answer: 120 km

Q98. A box contains 6 red balls, 4 blue balls, and 2 yellow balls. If one ball is picked at random, what
is the probability it is NOT yellow?

Step 1: Total balls = 6 + 4 + 2 = 12

Step 2: P(yellow) = 2/12 = 1/6

Step 3: P(not yellow) = 1 − 1/6 = 5/6

■ Final Answer: 5/6

Q99. A bookshelf has 5 shelves. The first shelf has 32 books. Each shelf has 4 more books than the
shelf above it. How many books are on the 5th shelf? How many books in total?

Step 1: Shelf 1: 32, Shelf 2: 36, Shelf 3: 40, Shelf 4: 44, Shelf 5: 48

Step 2: Total = 32 + 36 + 40 + 44 + 48 = 200

■ Final Answer: 5th shelf: 48 books; Total: 200 books

Q100. A school hall can seat 480 people. For a show, 3/8 of the seats are taken by students, 1/4 by
parents, and the rest by teachers. How many teachers are seated?

Step 1: Students = 480 × 3/8 = 180

Step 2: Parents = 480 × 1/4 = 120

Step 3: Students + Parents = 180 + 120 = 300

Step 4: Teachers = 480 − 300 = 180

■ Final Answer: 180 teachers

■ Remember: always re-read the question before writing your answer.

— End of Worksheet — Total: 100 Questions | 200 Marks | Keep practising! ■