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Profit or Loss? is a free printable Grade 4 math worksheet on deciding whether a sale made a profit or a loss, and how much, aligned to Common Core standard 4.MD.A.2. It prints 6 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.

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Profit or Loss?

4.MD.A.2

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Read carefully, then work out the answer.

1.Zara spends $24 on supplies and sells 17 bunches of flowers for $2 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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2.Luis spends $104 on supplies and sells 32 cookies for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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3.Luis spends $45 on supplies and sells 18 cups of lemonade for $2 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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4.Suki spends $18 on supplies and sells 17 bookmarks for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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5.Priya spends $59 on supplies and sells 17 cups of lemonade for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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6.Luis spends $62 on supplies and sells 17 cookies for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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Answer key — Profit or Loss?

Set 10. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.17 × 2 = 34; 34 − 24 = 10; a profit of $10
  2. 2.32 × 3 = 96; 104 − 96 = 8; a loss of $8
  3. 3.18 × 2 = 36; 45 − 36 = 9; a loss of $9
  4. 4.17 × 3 = 51; 51 − 18 = 33; a profit of $33
  5. 5.17 × 3 = 51; 59 − 51 = 8; a loss of $8
  6. 6.17 × 3 = 51; 62 − 51 = 11; a loss of $11

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 4.MD.A.2 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.