Grade 4 - Progress in Mathematics

Use these Strategies

Use More Than One Step

Use a Drawing or Model

Work Backward

Logical Reasoning

Find a Pattern

Use a Graph

Choose a strategy from the list or use another

strategy you know to solve each problem.

9. At 6:00 A.M. the snow was 1.4 cm deep.
   It snowed 1.4 cm more every half hour.
   What time was it when the snow was
   11.2 cm deep?


10. A gopher dug a tunnel in the snow.
    The tunnel began at ground level, rose
    2.2 ft, fell 0.7 ft, and then rose another
    2.8 ft. How high above ground level did
    the tunnel end?


11. A winter storm warning lasted 4.5 h.
    It began at 2:30 P.M. The storm
    brought 4.3 in. of snow. When did the
    warning end?


12. Lina broke off 1.2 dm from a long icicle.
    It melted and lost another 0.8 dm. It
    was 3.5 dm long at the end of the day.
    How long was the original icicle?


13. Hugh built a snow sculpture with three
    large snowballs. They weighed 45.2 lb,
    32.7 lb, and 20.1 lb. Luke’s snow sculpture
    used three 28.5 lb snowballs. Whose
    snow sculpture was heavier? by how much?

Use the line graph for problems 14 and 15.

14. Between which two months did
    the amount of snowfall change
    the most on Mt. Sloper?


15. Joan did not ski in March. She did
    ski during a month that received less
    than 7 in. of snow. During which
    month did Joan ski?^0 Dec.Jan. Feb. Mar.

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Mt. Sloper Snowfall

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