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Story and Grids
100

3.5+_____=13.4

What is 9.9

100

Mr. Ruebel had 27 students. He got each of them 1.37 pounds of candy. He got his favorite 1.52 pounds of candy. How much more candy did he get his favorite than the regular not favorites?  Do you ADD or SUBTRACT

Subtract

100
76+5.89
What is 81.89
100
6.26-2.5
What is 3.76
100

which equation is shown by the decimal grid?


grid 3

1.5 - 0.33 = 1.17

200

98.2-____=42.2

What is 56

200

Mr. Ruebel had 27 students. He got each of them 1.37 pounds of candy. He got his favorite 1.52 pounds of candy. How much candy did he get his favorite and the regular not favorites?  Do you ADD or SUBTRACT

Add

200
132.06+37.491
What is 169.551
200
4.802-1.3
What is 3.502
200

Which equation is shown by the decimal grid?


grid 2

1.5 + 0.47 = 1.97

300

325.6+____ =412.9

What is 87.3

300

Mr. Ruebel drove to work with a full tank of gas. He used 2.83 gallons of gas Monday, 2.54 gallons Tuesday, 2.94 gallons Wednesday, and then called off Thursday and Friday to be away from the students. How many gallons did Mr. Ruebel use on Monday and Tuesday? Do you ADD or SUBTRACT?

Add

300
5.888+197.3
What is 203.188
300
6.6-1.991
What is 4.609
300

Which equation is shown by the decimal grid?


grid 1

0.65 + 0.31 = 0.96

400

687.34 -____=669.09

What is 18.25

400

Mr. Ruebel drove to work with a full tank of gas. He used 2.83 gallons of gas Monday, 2.54 gallons Tuesday, 2.94 gallons Wednesday, and then called off Thursday and Friday to be away from the students. How many more gallons did Mr. Ruebel use on Monday than Tuesday? Do you ADD or SUBTRACT?

Subtract

400
1,013+12.5734
What is 1025.5734
400
4.305-0.6666
What is 3.6384
400

During trick-or-treating, Michael collected 2.75 pounds of candy from the first neighborhood and 3.40 pounds from the second neighborhood. How many pounds of candy did he collect in total? If he decides to give away 1.50 pounds to his friend, how much candy does he have left?

What is 6.15 pounds

4.65 pounds left


500

123,456.79 + _____ = 1,111,111.11

What is 987,654.32

500

Mr. Ruebel went to an all you can eat buffet. He got 1.83 pounds of food for his first plate, and then 0.43 pounds less than the first plate for the second plate. How many pounds of food did Mr. Ruebel get? Do you ADD or SUBTRACT? Bonus: How many pounds of food did Mr. Ruebel eat? 

Subtract and then Add

3.23 pounds of food. 

500
0.85763+99.5691
What is 100.42673
500
793.65-142.563
What is 651.087
500

Lily bought a small pumpkin pie for $6.80 and a dozen apple cider donuts for $5.60. What is the total cost? If she pays with a $20 bill, how much change will she receive?

What is $12.40

$7.60 in change

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