Multi-Digit Word Problems
A free printable multi-digit word problems worksheet with an answer key. Line up the digits and solve. Estimate first to check your answer. Perfect for 4th grade practice at home or in class.
- Size
- US Letter (8.5 × 11 in), fits A4
- 2 pages: the worksheet and its answer key
- Level
- Grade 4
- License
- Free for personal & classroom use
About this worksheet
A free printable multi-digit word problems worksheet with an answer key. Line up the digits and solve. Estimate first to check your answer. Expect it to take fourth graders about 15 to 20 minutes with careful work. Underline the question and circle the numbers before solving.
On this sheet
Theo scored 1,280 points in the first game and 1,045 points in the second game. What was the total score? Aria has 1,351 marbles and Theo has 105. How many more marbles does Aria have than Theo? A jar held 3,322 jelly beans. Lily ate 1,522 of them. How many jelly beans are in the jar now? A baker made 4,564 muffins in the morning and 1,297 muffins in the afternoon. How many muffins did the baker make? There were 1,339 birds in a tree. Then 1,263 flew away.
Tips for using it
- Check each answer by adding it back to the number taken away.
- Count back on your fingers or the number line for the hardest facts.
- Have your child say each fact out loud while writing the answer.
- Read the problem twice: once for the story, once for the question.
Printing tips
Download the PDF and print at 100% (or “fit to page” on A4). Page 1 is the worksheet and page 2 is the answer key with the answers in red; print just page 1 if you want to keep the answers for checking. The PNG shows page 1 only. Free for personal, family and classroom use.
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