Word Problems
Mr. Madrigal has 565 craft sticks to use in an art project. The class used 349 of them. How many craft sticks are left?
There are 216 craft sticks left.
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
333 + 516 = ?
849
Eden solved 648 + 327 as shown below. Is her answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
600 + 300 = 900
40 + 20 = 60
8 + 7 = 15
900 + 60 + 5 = 965
False the correct answer is 975.
Fill in the blank. Then write and solve an equation to match the array.
3 rows of ___
__ + __ + __ = ___
3 rows of 2
2+2+2=6
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
743 - 281 = ?
462
Janitsa counted 274 white birds and 296 black birds while on a bird watching trip. She used the following strategy to find the total number of birds she saw.
Ann saw 570 birds in total.
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
134 + 254 = ?
388
Samuel solved 879 - 159 as shown below. Is his answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
800 - 100 = 700
70 - 50 = 20
9 - 9 = 0
700 + 20 + 0 = 7200
False, the correct answer is 720.
Fill in the blank. Then write and solve an equation to match the array.
5 rows of ___
__ + __ + __ + __ + __= ___
5 rows of 3
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 15
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
577 + 318 = ?
895
At the market there are 974 rocks and shells. There are 232 rocks. How many shells are there?
There are 742 shells.
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
314 - 203 = ?
111
Takai solved 475 + 262 as shown below. Is his answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
400 + 200 = 600
70 + 60 = 130
5 + 2 = 7
600 + 130 + 7 = 737
True!
Fill in the blank. Then write and solve an equation to match the array.
2 rows of ___
__ + __ = ___
2 rows of 5
5 +5 = 10
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
657 - 176 = ?
481
Mr. Pombonyo picks 438 apples. He gives 270 to Mrs. Lambert. How many apples does Mr. Pombonyo still have?
Mr. Pombonyo still has 168 apples.
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
599 - 492 = ?
107
Dayana solved 399 - 174 as shown below. Is her answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
300 - 100 = 200
90 - 70 = 20
9 - 4 = 13
200 + 20 + 13 = 233
False, the correct answer is 225.
Fill in the blank. Then write and solve an equation to match the array.
5 rows of ___
__ + __ + __ + __ + __= ___
5 rows of 5
5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 5 = 25
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
775 + 149 = ?
924
Mrs. Caragan is driving her family from Florida to Georgia for vacation. On Monday she drove 347 miles, she also drove on Tuesday. Altogether Mrs. Caragan drove 459 miles. How many miles did Mrs. Caragan drive on Tuesday?
Mrs. Caragan drove 112 on Tuesday.
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
435 + 314 = ?
749
Makayla solved 823 - 610 as shown below. Is her answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
800 - 600 = 200
20 - 10 = 10
3 - 0 = 3
200 + 10 + 3 = 213
TRUE!
Fill in the blank. Then write and solve an equation to match the array.
4 rows of ___
__ + __ + __ + __ = ___
4 rows of 3
3 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 12
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
487 + 321 = ?
808