Word Problems
John has 5 oranges and 7 apples. How many pieces of fruit does John have altogether?
5 + 7 = 12
John has 12 pieces of fruit altogether.
Is 98 greater or less than 72?
98 is greater than 72
What is 124 in expanded form?
100 + 20 + 4
What is the place value of the number 6 in 161?
The 6 is in the tens spot.
What does it mean to subtract?
Take away
Joe has 17 fire trucks. He sold 9 fire trucks. How many firetrucks does Joe have left?
17 - 9 = 8
Joe has 8 fire trucks left.
Is this statement true? 12 < 32
Yes. 12 is less than 32.
Write the number 69 in expanded form.
60 + 9
What spot is the 8 in? 408
The 8 is in the ones spot
What does this - symbol mean?
Subtract, take away, minus
Terry has 6 tractors and he needs to have 9 tractors in total. How many more tractors does Terry need to buy to have 9 tractors?
9 - 6 = 3
Terry needs to buy 3 more tractors to have 9 tractors in total.
Is 32, greater, less than, or equal to 32?
Equal
Write 108 in expanded form
100 + 8
What spot is the 6 in? 693
The hundreds spot.
What does it mean to find the sum?
It means to add.
Justin has 8 grapes. He ate 2. How many grapes does Justin have left?
Is this statement true? 93 is > 101?
Yes. 93 is less then 101.
What is 100 + 30 + 8 in standard form?
138
What spot is the 7 in? 178
The 7 is in the tens spot.
What does word form mean?
Writing a number in words.
Example: 121 = one hundred twenty one
Jackson and Tyler have 4 green cars and 7 red cars. Tyler found 3 blue cars and Jackson found 8 yellow cars. How many cars do Jackson and Tyler have in total?
Jackson and Tyler have 22 cars in total.
What do these symbols mean?
1.) <
2.) >
3.) =
2.) Less than
3.) Equal to
What is 582 in expanded form?
500 + 80 + 2
What number is represented if you have 2 hundreds blocks, 6 tens blocks, and 3 ones blocks?
263
What does difference mean?
Difference means to subtract.