Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Problem-Solving Applications:Mixed Review

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Solve each problem and explain the method you used.

1. Deirdre needs 140 yards of white fabric to
   make costumes for a play. She
   has 30 yards. How many yards of
   fabric does she need to buy?


2. Glenn brought home 58 tickets to sell for
   the school play. He sold 27 tickets. How
   many does he have left to sell?


3. The theater has 100 seats on the first
   level and 55 seats in the balcony. How
   many seats does the theater have?


4. The first act of the play is 69 minutes long.
   The second act is 54 minutes long. How
   much longer is the first act?


5. Gini plays the ice queen. She buys a
   plastic crown for $5.78 and a jar of silver
   glitter for $1.20. How much does she spend?


6. The director bought 112 boxes of plastic
   snowflakes and has 37 boxes left. How
   many boxes has he already used?


7. Bill paints the ice castle door, which is
   70 inches tall. The top of the castle is
   80 inches higher. How tall is the ice castle?


8. There are 58 penguin puppets in the last
   scene of the play. Ida has finished
   making 42 of them. How many does she
   still have to make?

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