Word Problems
Base 10/word form
Adding 3 and 2-digit
Adding 3 and 3 digit
Practice Problem Solving
100

One jigsaw puzzle has 357 pieces. Another puzzle has 275 pieces. How many pieces are there altogether.

What is 632

100

Add these numbers using word form 346 + 446

What is 3H+4T+6O 4H+4T+6O Without regrouping:7H+8T+12O with regrouping: = 7H+9T+2O

100

564 + 12

What is 576?

100

543 + 421

What is 964?

100

The table show the number of phone calls Marco made during the summer.

Marco’s Phone Calls 

June        July       August       September

319         281        479               264

How many phone calls did Marco make in July and August together?     

What is 760?

200

Alyssa grew 16 turnips and 18 watermelons. Nancy grew 11 turnips. How many turnips did they grow in all?

What is 27 turnips.

200
Show adding these two numbers drawing base 10 blocks. 7865 + 1987 How do you know each sum is reasonable?
What is 9852
200

246 + 24

What is 270?

200

643 + 621

What is 1,264?

200

Flo Rae traveled 165 miles to see her aunt in Dripping Springs. Then she traveled another 17 miles to see her uncle in Green Valley. How many miles did she travel in all?

What is 182 miles?

300

246 students went skating on Wednesday. 592 students went skating on Friday. On Thursday, 234 students wen to the arcade. How many students went skating in all?

What is 838 students went skating in all.

300
1 + 2 =?
What is 3
300

444 + 89

What is 533?

300

824 + 681

What is 1,505?

300

Vern’s penny jar has 583 pennies in it. His brother gives him another 329 pennies, and Vern puts them in the jar. How many pennies are now in the jar?

What is 912?

400

Three hundred forty-two people went to the Fall Fair on Friday. Four hundred ninety-five people went on Saturday. How many people went to the Fall Fair on these two days?

What is eight hundred thirty seven people went to the Fall Fair on these two days.

400

528 + 375 Show by drawing base 10 blocks

What is 903

400

896 + 11

What is 907?

400

649 + 462

What is 1,111?

400

A pony weighs 217 pounds. The pony’s mother weighs 705 pounds more than the pony. How much does the pony’s  mother weigh?


What is 922 pounds?

500

Patsi's Girl Guide group collects pop can tabs. The group collected 45 tabs last year and 440 tabs this year. How many tabs did the group collect in the two years?

What is 485?

500

197 + 286 Show in word format/pull apart

What is 483

500

999 + 99

What is 1,098?

500

473 + 288

What is 761?

500

The table shows the number of books checked out from the media center at Roosevelt School.

Number of Books checked Out from Media Center

January          February           March          April

  476                 387                489             423   

How many books were checked out from January and February?  

What is 863?

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