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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.Dilan spends $42 on supplies and sells 12 bunches of flowers for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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2.Aisha spends $16 on supplies and sells 27 bookmarks for $1 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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3.Ama spends $28 on supplies and sells 27 cups of lemonade for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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4.Omar spends $14 on supplies and sells 31 bunches of flowers for $3 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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5.Zara spends $65 on supplies and sells 29 bookmarks for $2 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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6.Mei spends $10 on supplies and sells 14 bunches of flowers for $1 each. Is that a profit or a loss, and how much?
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Answer key — Profit or Loss?

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.12 × 3 = 36; 42 − 36 = 6; a loss of $6
  2. 2.27 × 1 = 27; 27 − 16 = 11; a profit of $11
  3. 3.27 × 3 = 81; 81 − 28 = 53; a profit of $53
  4. 4.31 × 3 = 93; 93 − 14 = 79; a profit of $79
  5. 5.29 × 2 = 58; 65 − 58 = 7; a loss of $7
  6. 6.14 × 1 = 14; 14 − 10 = 4; a profit of $4

Questions about Profit or Loss?

What does the Profit or Loss? worksheet cover?

It practices deciding whether a sale made a profit or a loss, and how much — 6 questions for Grade 4, all on Common Core 4.MD.A.2: Solve measurement and money word problems. The instruction to students is “Read carefully, then work out the answer”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Profit or Loss? practice?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.MD.A.2 — 4.MD.A.2, under Measurement & Data for Grade 4. The published standard reads: “Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Profit or Loss? is written for Grade 4, typically ages 9-10. It is one of the sheets on 4.MD.A.2, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Profit or Loss? come with an answer key?

Yes. All 6 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 Profit or Loss? 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 Profit or Loss? free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Profit or Loss?, 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.

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Solve measurement and money word problems.

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