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TEKS

§111.6. Grade 4

(b)  Knowledge and skills.

(1)   Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and 

demonstrate 

mathematical understanding. The student is expected to:

(A)   apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday 

life, society, and the workplace;

(C)  select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as 

appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as 

appropriate, to solve problems;

(4)  Number and operations. The student applies mathematical process standards to develop 

and use strategies and methods for whole number computations and decimal sums and 

differences in order to solve problems with efficiency and accuracy. The student is expected to:

(A)  add and subtract whole numbers and decimals to the hundredths place using the standard 

algorithm;

(B)   determine products of a number and 10 or 100 using properties of operations and place 

value understandings;

(D)  use strategies and algorithms, including the standard algorithm, to multiply up to a four-

digit number by a one-digit number and to multiply a two-digit number by a two-digit number. 

Strategies may include mental math, partial products, and the commutative, associative, and 

distributive properties;

(F)   use strategies and algorithms, including the standard algorithm, to divide up to a four-digit 

dividend by a one-digit divisor;

Farmer Brown was running late one morning. Usually he 

would not be in a big hurry, but it was important he get his 

products to the Ms. Sue's General Store in town. 

Ms. Sue had recently 

taken a trip to the 

city to see her 

daughter and stayed 

longer than expected. 

She loved going to 

the picture show and 

eat ice cream when in 

the city. 

Since Ms. Sue stayed longer than she thought, her 

supplies at the General Store were running low, and the 

townsfolk were in need of supplies to prepare for the 

Town's Pecan Pie Celebration.  

Farmer Brown worked very hard and took pride in his 

work. He always made sure that he only took his very 

finest flour, cleanest pecans, freshest eggs, and the 

sweetest milk he had. This is why Ms. Sue always called 

Farmer Brown when supplies were needed.

When Ms. Sue returned home from the city she sent a frantic message to Farmer 

Brown it said: 

Dear Farmer Brown, 

I did not think I was going to be gone so long to the city. The General Store is running 

very low on supplies. I am in desperate need of your help! The Baker needs to make 

pies for the Town's Pecan Pie Celebration this weekend and I do not have enough 

supplies to fill her order. Please help! I need the following as soon as possible: 

48   Bags of Flour                   40 Pounds Each

37       Bags of Pecans           50 Pounds Each

43       Gallons of Milk           Gallon Buckets

70       Dozen Eggs                  By the Dozen

Thank you so much, you may just save the Town Pecan Pie Celebration! 

Sincerely, 

Ms. Sue 

Now Farmer Brown had the items 

stored in the barn ready for Ms. Sue. 

He hitched his old horse Roanie to his 

creaky old wooden wagon. His dog 

Rocky was running circles and barking 

because he loved trips to town. Ms. 

Sue always had a special treat for 

Rocky when deliveries were made. 

Farmer Brown knew that all of the 

items would fit in his big creaky old 

wagon but he knew that there would 

be a problem carrying that many goods 

to town at once. Between his farm and 

town he had to go over the old Rough 

Creek Bridge. This bridge was even 

older and creakier than his wagon. 

He knew that he could only have 

so many pounds on the bridge at 

one time.   Farmer Brown needed 

to sit and do some arithmetic so 

that he could be sure everything 

made it to town safe and sound.  

First he had to remember just 

how much weight the bridge 

could hold.

"Hummm?", he thought." There 

is a 2.5 ton weight limit on 

the bridge. My wagon weighs 

450 pounds, Roanie weighs 

900 pounds, I weigh 150 

pounds, and Rocky weighs 

25 pounds." 

He continued to figure out the weights of the items that he was going to 

take to Ms. Sue. He came up with this: 

Wagon:      450 pounds 

Roanie:       900 pounds

Me:           150 pounds

Rocky:     25 pounds

Flour:         40 pounds per bag

Pecans:      50 pounds per bag

Milk:         9 pounds per gallon

Eggs          1 pound per dozen

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