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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 $11 on supplies and sells 17 cookies for $1 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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2.Dilan spends $17 on supplies and sells 20 cookies for $1 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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3.Tomas spends $43 on supplies and sells 13 cookies for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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4.Omar spends $16 on supplies and sells 15 cups of lemonade for $1 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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5.Jonah spends $91 on supplies and sells 28 bunches of flowers for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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6.Tomas spends $20 on supplies and sells 35 bookmarks for $2 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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LessonPrint · 4.MD.A.2 · Set 4 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Profit or Loss?

Set 4. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.17 × 1 = 17; 17 − 11 = 6; a profit of $6
  2. 2.20 × 1 = 20; 20 − 17 = 3; a profit of $3
  3. 3.13 × 3 = 39; 43 − 39 = 4; a loss of $4
  4. 4.15 × 1 = 15; 16 − 15 = 1; a loss of $1
  5. 5.28 × 3 = 84; 91 − 84 = 7; a loss of $7
  6. 6.35 × 2 = 70; 70 − 20 = 50; a profit of $50

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