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Solve 36+45= Use the PICTURE strategy
81
100
53-27= Use the PICTURE strategy to solve.
26
100
Grayson has 23 Cherrios on his high chair. He throws 12 off his high chair. How many Cherrios are left on his high chair? What kind of story problem is this? How do you know?
Video Camera- because throwing Cherrios shows change.
100
There are 29 marbles in a bag. Kim puts more marbles into the bag. Now there are 59 marbles in the bag. How many marbles does Kim put into the bag?
20 marbles
100
Tim has 65 stamps. Sam has 29 stamps. How many more stamps does Tim have than Sam?
36 more stamps
200
Solve 45+28= Use the SHOW ALL TOTAL strategy.
73
200
Use the "EXPANDED METHOD" to solve this problem. 63-27=
36
200
Charlotte, Dustin, and Randy are picking peaches. Charlotte picks 11 peaches, Dustin picks 26 peaches, and Randy picks 24 peaches. How many peaches do they pick? What kind of story problem is this? How do you know?
Two Step- you have to add 11 and 26, and then add 24 to the answer.
200
Frank has some markers. He buys 15 more markers. Now he has 62 markers. How many markers did Frank have to begin with?
47 markers
200
Sara has 27 fewer grapes than Sally in her lunch. Sally has 72 grapes. How many grapes does Sara have?
45 grapes
300
Solve 75+37= Use the NEW GROUPS ABOVE strategy.
112
300
Use the "EMPTY NUMBER LINE" method to solve this math mountain. Total= 91 Partner= 48 Partner= ?
43
300
Mrs. Dalesio eats 56 french fried. Mrs. Meyer eats 29 fewer french fries than Mrs. Dalesio. How many french fries does Mrs. Meyer eat? What kind of problem is this? How do you know?
Compare problem- the word THAN
300
Mrs. Dalesio has a jar with some paperclips in it. She gives 53 to Mrs. Juran. There are 37 paperclips left in the jar. How many paperclips were in the jar before?
90 paperclips
300
James has 63 toy cars. Liz has 24 fewer toy cars than James. How many toy cars does Liz have?
39 toy cars
400
Solve 68+43= Use two strategies.
111
400
Solve 132-87= Use any method. Be ready to explain your thinking.
45
400
A farmer has 2 crates of milk bottles for sale. Each crate has 24 bottles. He sells 35 bottles. How many bottles of milk are left? What kind of problem is this? How do you know?
Two Step- you have to figure out how many bottles of milk the Farmer has, and then subtracts 35 because he sells them.
400
Mrs. Dalesio has a collection of 19 books. She buys some more for Grayson. How she has 34 books. How many books did Mrs. Dalesio buy?
15 books
400
Jon has 71 stickers. Ken has 53 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Ken have than Jon?
18 fewer stickers
500
Solve 128+65= Use any strategy you'd like. Be ready to prove your answer.
193
500
Solve 53-17=? Use two different strategies.
36
500
Whitney collects 18 cans for recycling. Tara collects 9 cans. Julia collects 12 more cans than Whitney and Tara collect together. How many cans does Julia collect? What kind of story problem is this? How do you know?
Two Step- you have to figure out how much Whitney and Tara collect and then do comparison bars to figure out hwo many Julia collects.
500
Grayson has a bucket of blocks. He dumps out 28 blocks onto the floor. Now he has 57 blocks left in his bucket. How many blocks were in the bucket at the beginning?
85 blocks
500
Mike has 17 balloons. Logan has 9 more balloons than Mike. Bonnie has 12 fewer balloons than Logan. How many balloons does Bonnie have?
14 balloons
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