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100

34+46=

30+ 50= 80

100

Dezi needed 20 juice boxes for his class party. He bought 22. How many extra juice boxes did he have?

2 juice boxes

100

Fish E is 40 inches long. Fish F is 30 inches long. How much longer is Fish E than Fish F?

10 inches long

100

Ms. Rivera has 5 pencils. Ms. Rodriguez had 8 pencils. Ms. Bailey has 6 pencils. Who has the most pencils?

Ms. Rodriguez

100

Use partial sums to solve: 52+22=

74

200

22+76=

20+80=100

200

The green ribbon is 15 feet long. The white ribbon is 10 feet long. Which is longer? Please write a number model. 

The green ribbon. It is 5 feet longer. 

200

The giraffe is 13 feet tall when it is standing. Its legs are 6 feet long. How tall is the giraffe when it is lying down?

7 feet tall

200

Ms. Rivera has 5 pencils. Ms. Rodriguez had 8 pencils. Ms. Bailey has 6 pencils. How many pencils does Ms. Bailey and Ms. Rivera have all together?

11 pencils

200

Make a 7 by 3 array 

various answers

300

66+31=

70+30=100

300

Deagan had 6 yards of rope. He found 8 more yards in the garage. He cut off 5 yards for his project. How many yards does he have now?

Show your work!

He has 9 yards now. 

300

Siana has 5 erasers. Ms. Rodriguez gives her 7 more. How many does she have now?

12 erasers

300

Ms. Rivera has 5 pencils. Ms. Rodriguez had 8 pencils. Ms. Bailey has 6 pencils. How many pencils are there in all?

19 pencils

300

Use partial sums to solve: 89+30=

119 

400

159+27=

160+30=190

400

Andy has 15 pieces of bubblegum. He gives 3 pieces away. He wins 4 pieces from Mr. Cron. How many pieces of bubble gum does he have now?

16 pieces

400

Julian earned 45 stickers. On Tuesday he got 30 stickers. On Wednesday he got some stickers. How many stickers did he get on Wednesday?

15 stickers

400

Ms. Rivera has 5 pencils. Ms. Rodriguez had 8 pencils. Ms. Bailey has 6 pencils. How many more pencils does Ms. Rodriguez have than Ms. Rivera?

3 more pencils

400

Use base 10 blocks to solve. 63-32

31

500

182+32=

180+30=210

500

Tony has 12 pairs of shoes at home. He gives some away to a friend. Tony is left with 4 pairs of shoes. How many did he give away?

He gave 8 pairs away. 

500

In the morning it was 47 degrees. In the afternoon it was 68 degrees. How much did the temperature increase by?

21 degrees 

500

Ms. Rivera has 5 pencils. Ms. Rodriguez had 8 pencils. Ms. Bailey has 6 pencils. Make a bar graph using this information. 

students should have a labeled and accurate bar graph

500

Use partial sums to solve 73 + 12=

85 

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