Mixed OperationsGrade 4Missing Number

Grade 4 Mixed Operations Missing Number

Grade 4 mixed operations missing number sheet: 24 problems on all four operations with larger numbers.

CCSSAligned to Common Core 4.NBT.4: Fluently add and subtract multi-digit whole numbers using the standard algorithm.

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Three different problem sets — same skill, same layout, fresh numbers.

Preview — Set A

Find the number that belongs in each blank.

  1. 1.
    8 × 3 = ___
  2. 2.
    ___ + 59 = 134
  3. 3.
    43 + ___ = 108
  4. 4.
    47 + ___ = 72
  5. 5.
    ___ + 89 = 110
  6. 6.
    ___ + 62 = 92
  7. 7.
    ___ + 31 = 103
  8. 8.
    56 ÷ ___ = 8
  9. 9.
    ___ - 44 = 11
  10. 10.
    55 - ___ = 28
  11. 11.
    81 ÷ 9 = ___
  12. 12.
    22 ÷ ___ = 2
  13. 13.
    12 × 10 = ___
  14. 14.
    ___ - 38 = 12
  15. 15.
    37 + ___ = 112
  16. 16.
    ___ - 22 = 3
  17. 17.
    28 + 85 = ___
  18. 18.
    39 + 59 = ___
  19. 19.
    5 × ___ = 55
  20. 20.
    110 ÷ ___ = 11
  21. 21.
    84 ÷ ___ = 7
  22. 22.
    92 - ___ = 43
  23. 23.
    6 × ___ = 54
  24. 24.
    ___ ÷ 6 = 6

What this worksheet covers

This is a 24-problem missing number for grade 4 mixed operations, printed in black and white with the key on page two. Within that, the blank moves between positions from problem to problem, so no single procedure clears the page and the numbers run as high as 134. Problems 9 and 17, for instance, are "___ - 44 = 11" and "28 + 85 = ___". It is written against Common Core 4.NBT.4 — Number & Operations in Base Ten, grade 4.

Skills practised

Grade 4 mixed operations means two-step problems and expressions with parentheses. Specifically, the problems practise all four operations with larger numbers. Concretely, the sheet tests whether a student can reason backwards from a result to a missing part. Twenty different answers appear across the 24 problems, so a student cannot copy one result down the page.

About the missing number format

Each of the 24 problems has a blank, and the blank is not always at the end: problem 9, "___ - 44 = 11" puts it where the student has to reason backwards. A blank on a mixed page can belong to any operation, so the student has to reason about the relationship rather than recall a fact.

Set A, Set B and Set C

All three sets are produced by the site's deterministic generator from a fixed seed, so they are the same every time the site is built and the answer keys are exact. Where Set A's problem 13 is "12 × 10 = ___", Set B's is "___ + 36 = 107".

How to use this worksheet

Give this missing number uninterrupted. At grade 4, mixed operations is where procedure and recall have to run at the same time, and 24 problems done in fragments hide which of the two is the problem. Keep the key face down until all 24 problems are finished, then go through the misses together rather than only totalling the score.

One mistake to watch for

Two-step expressions are evaluated left to right: 3 + 4 × 5 gives 35. Watch problem 17 of this missing number — "28 + 85 = ___" — for this one.

The convention that multiplication comes first has not been taught, or is not yet automatic.

Box the multiplication or division first on every problem, then evaluate, and only then add or subtract.

The full guide to teaching mixed operationsTeaching mixed operations and order of operations: the grade 1–8 progression, why PEMDAS misleads, and how interleaved practice builds operation sense.

Other grade 4 mixed operations formats

The same skill in the other formats available at this grade.

  • DrillGrade 4 Two-Step Mixed Operations, 18 problems
  • Timed DrillGrade 4 Mixed Operations Timed Drill, 72 problems
  • Mixed ReviewGrade 4 Mixed Operations Mixed Review, 30 problems
  • Word ProblemsGrade 4 Mixed Operations Word Problems, 10 problems

A step either side

The same format one grade down and one grade up — the easier sheet is often the faster fix when this one is not landing.

Missing Number sheets in other grade 4 topics

Print as many copies of this grade 4 mixed operations missing number as you need; Sets A, B and C and their keys are six separate PDFs, all free.

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