Word Problems
Jackson had 653 stickers on his wall. On Tuesday his mom painted over 481 of them. How many stickers were left on the wall?
There were 172 stickers left on Jackson's wall.
Write an equation that can help you solve for the missing part.
Think about your fact families.
G - 125 = 84
The equation that can help you solve for the missing part is 84 + 125 = 209
The missing part is 209.
The rounded number is 130.
Round the number 853 to the nearest hundreds place.
The rounded number is 900.
What is the vocabulary word for the answer to a subtraction problem?
The answer to a subtraction problem is the difference.
Anthony made 324 airplanes all together.
Write an equation that can help you solve for the missing part.
Think about your fact families.
125 + B = 198
The equation that can help you solve for the missing part is 198 - 125 = 73
The missing part is 73.
Round the number 568 to the nearest tens place.
The rounded number is 570.
Round the number 555 to the nearest hundreds place.
The rounded number is 600.
What is the vocabulary word for the numbers being added together in an addition problem?
The numbers being added together in an addition problem are the addends.
There are 811 students that go to Hood. If 563 of the students are are boys, how many are girls?
There are 248 girls at Hood.
Write an equation that can help you solve for the missing part.
Think about your fact families.
L - 498 = 566
The equation that can help you solve for the missing part is 566 - 498 = 68
The missing part is 68.
Round the number 5 to the nearest tens place.
The rounded number is 10.
Round the number 721 to the nearest hundreds place.
What is the vocabulary word for the biggest number in a subtraction problem?
The biggest number in a subtraction problem is the minuend.
The zoo keeper feed 98 animals on Tuesday, 103 animals on Wednesday and 87 animals on Thursday. How many animals did the zookeeper feed over the three days?
The zookeeper fed 288 animals over the three days.
Write an equation that can help you solve for the missing part.
Think about your fact families.
X + 125 = 561
The equation that can help you solve for the missing part is 561 - 125 = 436
The missing part is 436.
The rounded number is 210.
Round the number 108 to the nearest hundreds place.
The rounded number is 100.
The answer to an addition problem is the sum.
Ms. Manning had $241 dollars to spend at target. If she spends $119 on school supplies how much money money will she have left?
Ms. Manning will have $122 dollars left after buying school supplies.
Write an equation that can help you solve for the missing part.
Think about your fact families.
K - 621 = 129
The equation that can help you solve for the missing part is 621 + 129 = 750
The missing part is 750.
Challenge: Round the number 1536 to the nearest tens place.
What do you think will happen to the thousands and hundreds place?
The rounded number is 1540.
Challenge: Round the number 2458 to the nearest hundreds place.
The rounded number is 2500.
When you see the words estimate or about in a word problem what is the problem asking you to do?
The problem is asking you to round.