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Standards for Mathematical Practice
Grade 4 Math Common Core State Standards
Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.A.1
Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7
times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.A.2
Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol
for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.1
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.A.3
Solve multistep word problems posed with whole numbers and having wholenumber answers using the four operations, including
problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the
reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.
Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.B.4
Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors.
Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1100 is a multiple of a given onedigit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1100 is
prime or composite.
Generate and analyze patterns.
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.OA.C.5
Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the
rule itself. F or example, given the rule "Add 3" and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms appear to alternate
between odd and even numbers. Explain informally why the numbers will continue to alternate in this way .
* It may be appropriate to read some of the longer problems out loud especially with lower readers
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