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A complete answer key is included at the end to support self-assessment and guided learning for students and teachers alike. 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She is checking her materials in stock at her shop.  \n1. There are 1 13 sets of light-colored threads and 2 23 boxes of needles in the tailoring shop. She received a delivery of another 4 23 sets of dark-colored threads from the supplier. How many sets of thread are there in all?  \n2. She found 8 25 feet of garter elastic and 6 15 feet of yarn in a cabinet. She used 5 45 feet of elastic for a dress ordered by her customer. How much garter elastic did Mrs. Cooper have left?  \n3. In her cabinet, she has 8 78 boxes of buttons. Her 2 assistants checked and found there were 318 boxes of round buttons, 238 boxes of flower buttons, and the rest were square buttons. How many boxes of square buttons were there?  \n4. From the boxes of square buttons in the cabinet, there were 2 18 boxes of buttons with 4 holes, and the rest had 2 holes. How many boxes of square buttons had 2 holes?  \n5. Mrs. Cooper needs to use 6 25 bolts of cotton fabric to make a bulk order of 220 branded t-shirts. There were 345 bolts of cotton fabric left in the tailoring shop. How many more bolts of cotton fabric does she need to complete the bulk order?  \n6. Mrs. Cooper’s assistants are Junie and April. Junie can sew 3 identical dresses in 4 56 hours. April can do the same work in 5 16 hours. How much faster is Junie than April in sewing the 3 dresses?  \nReading and Math for K-5 © [www.k5learning.com](www.k5learning.com)  \nAnswers  \n1. 1 13 + 4 23 = 6  \nThere are 6 sets of thread in all.  \n2. 8 25 − 5 45 = 2 35  \nMrs. Cooper has 2 35 feet of garter elastic left.  \n3. 8 78 − 3 18 − 2 38 = 3 38  \nThere were 3 38 boxes of square buttons.  \n4. 3 38 − 2 18 = 1 28 (􀝋􀝎 1 14 )  \nThere were 1 14 boxes of square buttons with 2 holes.  \n5. 6 25 − 3 45 = 2 35  \nMrs. Cooper needs 2 35 more bolts of cotton fabric.  \n6. 5 16 − 4 56 = 26 (􀝋􀝎 13 )  \nJunie is 13 hours faster than April.","cbCaieSZTp8WJrvu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieSZTp8WJrvu","pdf",88141,"English","# Word Problems\n## Practice Worksheet\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"How many total sets of thread does Mrs. Cooper have after the delivery?\",\"answer\":\"Mrs. Cooper has 6 sets of thread in total, calculated by adding 1 1/3 sets of light-colored threads to the 4 2/3 sets received in the new delivery.\"},{\"question\":\"How much garter elastic remained after Mrs. Cooper used some for a dress?\",\"answer\":\"Mrs. Cooper had 2 3/5 feet of garter elastic left, determined by subtracting the 5 4/5 feet used from the initial 8 2/5 feet in stock.\"},{\"question\":\"How much faster is Junie than April at sewing three dresses?\",\"answer\":\"Junie is 1/3 of an hour faster than April, calculated by finding the difference between April's time of 5 1/6 hours and Junie's time of 4 5/6 hours.\"}]","Grade 4 Math Word Problems - Adding and Subtracting Fractions | PDF"]