Addition/Subtraction
Zakk has 400 points. Oliver has 152. How many points do they have altogether?
Together they have 552 points.
What is the answer to an addition problem?
The answer to an addition problem is a sum.
Heidi draws four pictures a day. How many pictures does she draw in 7 days?
Natalia draws 28 pictures in 7 days.
4 x 7 = 28
What is the value of 5 in 57,302?
5 ten thousands or 50,000
Kieran asked Peyton, "What is the math term for breaking numbers apart?"
Peyton answered...
Peyton answered, "When you break numbers apart in math it's called decomposing".
Ashtyn has 300 cookies. She gives 34 to Jaydan. How many cookies does Ashtyn have left?
Ashtyn has 266 cookies left.
What is the answer to a subtraction problem?
The answer to a subtraction problem is the difference.
Daphne has 45 glitter pens. She gives Sienna 28 of her glitter pens. How many glitter pens does Daphne have left?
Daphne has 17 glitter pens left.
What is the value of 3 in 897,531?
3 tens or 30
Sherry asked, "Libby, what is the math term for putting numbers together?"
Libby answered...
Libby answered, "When you put numbers together in math it's called composing".
Lucas has 6,432 Jolly Ranchers. Liam has 5,777 Jolly Ranchers. How many Jolly Ranchers do they have altogether?
Together they have 12,209 Jolly Ranchers.
What is the answer to a multiplication problem?
The answer to a multiplication problem is the product.
Owen spent $58.89 on Hot Wheel cars. He has $14.66 left. How much money did Owen have before he bought the Hot Wheel cars?
Owen started with $73.55.
What is the value of the 6 in 6,297?
6 thousands or 6,000
Don and Zakk were making a list of numbers that can be divided by 3. What are these numbers called?
3, 6, 9, 12 , 15, 18, 21, 24, 27
hint: it starts with 'm'
Don and Zakk were making a list of the multiplies of 3.
Samuel saved $8,000. He spent $3,428 for a vacation. How much does he have left in his savings?
Samuel has $4,572 left in his savings.
What is the answer to a division problem?
The answer to a division problem is the quotient.
Bridger is saving money to buy a present for his family that costs $15.99. He has saved $8.43 so far. How much more does Bridger need to save to buy the present?
Bridger needs to save $7.56 more.
What is the value of 2 in 598,214?
2 hundreds or 200
Lizzy asked Jesphira, "What is the name of the symbol that is in a number that tells us there is a whole number and less than one? Like in 14.2?"
Jes answered...
Jesphira answered, "Lizzy, that's called a decimal point because it's the number is a decimal number".
E.V. has 70,101 donuts. She gives Heidi 6,552. How many donuts does E.V. have left?
E.V. has 63,549 donuts left.
What is the name of the whole part of a fraction?
Hint: it's the number under the fraction line.
The denominator is the whole part of a fraction.
Liam and Greyson drew a picture with sidewalk chalk that is 1.3 meters long. They want to draw a picture that is 3 times as long. How long will their total drawings be when they complete the 2nd drawing?
Liam and Greyson will have drawn 5.2 meters in all.
What are the values of the 3s in 385,327?
3 hundred thousands and 3 hundreds
or 300,000 and 300
Ms. Henneman said to her fabulous 4th graders, "Tell me the names of these math symbols".
<, >, and =
Ms. Henneman's fabulous 4th graders replied, "Ms. H, < is less than, > is greater than, and = is equal to".
Ms. Henneman said, "That's correct! I love you!"