Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract is a free printable Grade 4 math worksheet on adding and subtracting eighths with the data on a line plot, aligned to Common Core standard 4.MD.B.4. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
The line plot shows the lengths of some pencils, in inches. How much longer is the longest than the shortest?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some pencils, in inches. What is the total length of the pencils that measured 3/4 inch?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some leaves, in inches. How many leaves are longer than 3/4 inch?
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The line plot shows the lengths of some ribbon pieces, in inches. How many ribbon pieces are longer than 1/4 inch?
LessonPrint · 4.MD.B.4 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.5/8 − 1/4 = 3/8 inch
2.4 × 3/4 = 3 inches
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Questions about Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract
What does the Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract worksheet cover?
It practices adding and subtracting eighths with the data on a line plot — 4 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4.MD.B.4: Make line plots of measurements in halves, quarters and eighths, and add and subtract fractions to answer questions about them. The instruction to students is “Use the line plot to answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract practice?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.B.4 — 4.MD.B.4, under Measurement & Data for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Make a line plot to display a data set of measurements in fractions of a unit (1/2, 1/4, 1/8). Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions by using information presented in line plots.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4.MD.B.4, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract come with an answer key?
Yes. All 4 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Line Plot Problems — Add and Subtract, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for 4.MD.B.4
Make line plots of measurements in halves, quarters and eighths, and add and subtract fractions to answer questions about them.