Real-world examples of multi-digit addition word problems for Grade 4

📚 Quick Study Guide

• ➕ What is Multi-Digit Addition? It's adding numbers that have more than one digit (like 25 + 123).
• 🔢 Place Value is Key: Remember your ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands places! Keeping them aligned is super important.
• ✍️ Word Problem Steps:
  1. Read the problem carefully.
  2. Identify the numbers you need to add.
  3. Set up the addition problem vertically.
  4. Add the numbers in each column, starting from the right (ones place).
  5. Carry over if needed (if the sum in a column is 10 or more).
  6. Write the final answer with the correct units.
• 💡 Checking Your Work: After you've added, double-check your answer to make sure it makes sense!

➕ Practice Quiz

1. Sarah collected 1,256 seashells and John collected 2,341 seashells. How many seashells did they collect in total?

   1. 3,597
   2. 3,587
   3. 3,607
   4. 3,697

2. A school has 345 students in Grade 3 and 412 students in Grade 4. How many students are in both grades?

   1. 757
   2. 767
   3. 747
   4. 737

3. A farmer harvested 2,567 apples and 1,321 oranges. How many fruits did the farmer harvest in all?

   1. 3,888
   2. 3,988
   3. 3,788
   4. 3,688

4. A library has 4,235 fiction books and 2,654 non-fiction books. What is the total number of books in the library?

   1. 6,889
   2. 6,779
   3. 6,879
   4. 6,989

5. A bakery sold 1,789 chocolate cookies and 2,100 sugar cookies. How many cookies did the bakery sell altogether?

   1. 3,889
   2. 3,779
   3. 3,879
   4. 3,989

6. Michael traveled 3,456 miles by plane and 1,232 miles by car. What is the total distance he traveled?

   1. 4,688
   2. 4,578
   3. 4,678
   4. 4,788

7. A store sold 5,043 red balloons and 3,725 blue balloons. How many balloons did the store sell in total?

   1. 8,768
   2. 8,668
   3. 8,778
   4. 8,868