Addition Word problem
Elena went bowling. Elena’s score in the first game was 127. She scored 16 more points in the second game than in the first game. What was her total score?
127 + 16 = 143
127 + 143 = 270
Rosa read 57 pages of a book in the morning. She read 13 fewer pages in the afternoon. How many pages did Rosa read in the afternoon?
57-13= 44
44 pages
Stephanie read 72 pages on Sunday and 83 pages on Monday. About how many pages did Stephanie read during the two days?
70 + 80 = 150
About 150 pages
Ms. Hinely picked 46 tomatoes from her garden on Friday. On Saturday, she picked 17 tomatoes. How many tomatoes did she pick?
46 +17 = 63
63 tomatoes
There are 500 sheets of paper in the pack Hannah bought. She has used 137 sheets already. How many sheets of paper does Hannah have left?
500-137= 363
363 sheets
Matt biked 345 miles last month. This month he has biked 107 miles. Altogether, about how many miles has Matt biked last month and this month?
300 + 100 = 400
About 400 miles
The pet shelter bought 85 pounds of dog food, 50 pounds of cat food, and 15 pounds of gerbil food. How many pounds of animal food did the pet shelter buy?
85+ 50+ 15= 150
150 pounds
There were 378 visitors to the science museum on Friday. There were 409 visitors on Saturday. How many more people visited the museum on Saturday?
409-378=31
31 people
The McBrides drove 317 miles on one day and 289 miles on the next day. Estimate the number of miles the McBrides drove during the two days
300 + 300 = 600
About 600 miles
A pet shelter has 26 dogs, 37 cats, and 14 gerbils. How many of these animals are in the pet shelter in all?
26 + 37 + 14 = 77 77 animals
Ravi scores 247 points in a video game. How many more points does he need to score a total of 650?
650-247= 403
403 points
There are 67 bird families living near the mountain. If 32 bird families flew away for winter, about how many bird families were left near the mountain?
70-30=40
About 40 bird families were left near the mountain.
At camp, 32 children are swimming, 25 are fishing, and 28 are canoeing. How many children are swimming, fishing, or canoeing?
32+ 25+ 28= 85
85 children
Bev scored 540 points. This was 158 points more than Ike scored. How many points did Ike score?
540-158= 382
382 points
At the river, 25 out of 55 salmon families went to warmer waters to avoid being frozen. They had to swim 125 miles to get there! How many salmon families were left in the river?
60 -30 = 30
About 30 salmon families were left in the river