Word Problems
A theater has 325 seats. There are 185 people who bought tickets for a show. How many seats are empty?
140 seats
On Friday, 19 people went to the park. On Saturday, 76 people went to the park. On Sunday, 23 people went to the park. What is the number sentence to find how many more people came to the park on Saturday than on Friday?
76 - 19 = 57
900 - 652 =
248
On Monday, Melody practices piano for 85 minutes. On Tuesday, she practices for 48 minutes. How many more minutes does Melody practice on Monday than on Tuesday?
37 minutes
Amelie knows that she will need to regroup to solve 43 - 17. What would the picture look like to regroup 43?
Show 4 tens, 3 ones.
3 tens, 13 ones
** Double Jeopardy **
Royce had $106. He spent $58 on a video game. How much did he have left?
$48
Mrs. Oltz had 435 books in her classroom. There were 165 mystery books, 82 science fiction books, and some biographies. What number sentence shows one way to find how many biographies she had?
435 - 165 - 82 = 188
600 - 513 =
87
A book has 419 pages. Becky has read 187 pages so far. How many more pages does Becky need to read to finish the book?
232 pages
** Double Jeopardy **
Roland has 3 hundred place value blocks. He wants to subtract 213 from the blocks. What number is left?
87
Glacier Park has 276 different plant species. Jefferson Park has 169 different plant species. How many more plant species does Glacier Park have than Jefferson Park?
107
Draw a diagram that shows the problem: Byron read 42 books. Shawna read 28 books. How many more books did Byron read than Shawna?
Draw:
700 - 342 =
358
A clock tower is 70 feet tall from the base to the tip of the tower. The height of the tower from the base to the bottom of the clock is 52 feet. How many feet is the height of the clock?
70 - 52 = 18 feet
Tawana models a regrouping for subtracting 32 - 15. She goes from having 3 tens, 2 ones to having 2 tens and 12 ones. What regrouping has taken place?
One ten has been regrouped for 12 ones to show 2 tens and 12 ones.
Kendra had $52. She spent $17 on plants and $13 on gardening supplies. How much money did Kendra have left?
$22
Jason: 352 points
Lee-Ann: 619 points
Kim: 768 points
Write a number sentence that shows how many more points Kim scored than Jason.
768 - 352 = 416 points
3000 - 2356 =
644
A travel club has $381 in their club travel fund. The club spends $183 to go on a trip. How much money is left in the travel fund?
$198
Gillian models a regrouping for subtracting 543 - 272. Draw 5 H, 4 T, 3 O --> 4 H 14 T 3 O.
What regrouping has taken place in the picture?
One hundred has been regrouped for 10 tens to show 4 hundreds, 14 tens, and 3 ones.
Jared had 400 marbles in a bag. He moved 321 marbles into a box. How many marbles were left in the bag?
79 marbles
There are a total of 72 boxes of markers. The office has sold 38 boxes. What is the numbers sentence to show how many boxes of markers are still to be sold?
72 - 38 = 34
623 - 589 =
34
Lee-Ann scored 619 points on the video game. The highest score on the video game is 900 points. How many more points does Lee-Ann need to equal the high score?
900 - 619 = 281 points
Rex wants to subtract 425 - 162. He says you need to regroup twice. Do you agree? Explain.
No, you only need to regroup once. You need to regroup the hundreds to subtract the tens.