Addition
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Word Problems
Strategy
100

40+20

60


100

29-17

12

100

Holly has 10 cookies and Yuna takes 3 cookies. How many cookies does Holly have left over? (Answer with units!)

7 Cookies

100

10+17

Solve using VERTICAL FORM

   10

+ 17

--------

   27

200

110+66

176

200

526-185

341

200

Ja'Mirrion and Andy are making a tower with blocks. Ja'Mirrion uses 30 blocks. Andy adds 25 blocks. How many blocks does the tower have altogether? (Include units!)

55 Blocks

200

100-44

Solve using place value/base 10 blocks!

56

H               T                  O

300

779 + 220

999

300

530-250

280

300

Matty and Evolette played rock-paper-scissors. Matty won 30 games. Evolette won 18 more games. How many games did Evolette win? (Include units)

48 games

300

263+48

Solve using the ARROW WAY

   +40  +8

263->303>311


311

400

770+202

972

400

625-186

439

400

Everett makes 20 cars. Moana makes 6 less cars than Everett.  

  1. How many cars did Moana make? 

  2. How many cars do Everett and Moana have altogether?

A. 14 cars

B. 34 cars

400

240+ ___ = 350

Solve using tape diagrams

Hint:

------------

----- ------

-------------350-------------

------240------- ----110----


110

500

437+351

788

500

657-283

374

500

I made 20 sandwiches for my friends. My friends and I ate 7 sandwiches. 

  1. How many sandwiches do I have leftover?

  2. Oh, no! I dropped 4 of those leftover sandwiches. How many sandwiches do I have now?

A. 13 sandwiches

B. 9 sandwiches

500

250-150

Solve using 2 strategies AND explain what makes your strategies "efficient"

100

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