This month, Sally and Hannah are having a contest to see who reads the most pages in class. By the end of the month, Hannah read 258 pages and Sally read 217 pages. a) Who read the most and who won the contest?
a) Hannah read the most and won the contest.
This month, Sally and Hannah are having a contest to see who reads the most pages in class. By the end of the month, Hannah read 258 pages and Sally read 217 pages. b) How many more pages did the winner read than the loser? Write an equation using the letter p to represent how many more pages the winner read.
b) Equation: 258 - 217 = p
Hannah read 41 more pages than Sally.
This month, Sally and Hannah are having a contest to see who reads the most pages in class. By the end of the month, Hannah read 258 pages and Sally read 217 pages. c) Which equation does NOT represent this problem?
a. 217+258=p
b. 258-217=p
c. 258-p=217
d. 217+p=258
a. 217+258=p
The school had 463 students. Over winter break, 96 students moved away, but 15 new students moved in. a) Write an equation or a pair of equations to represent the problem.
a) 463-96=367
367+15=382
OR
463-96+15=382
ROUNDING TO THE NEAREST 10: 381
380
The school had 463 students. Over winter break, 96 students moved away, but 15 new students moved in. b) How many students are now in school?
b) There are now 382 students in the school.