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word problem
answer word
problems
Vocabulary
review questions
challenge problem
100

change problems have what parts?

Start amount +- change amount = result

100

Michael had 124 books. He bought some more books over the weekend and now has 145 books. How many books did he buy over the weekend?

21 books

100

what is a sum  

the result, or answer, when adding two or more numbers

100

196 - 64

132

100

10,000 x 50 =

500,000

200

What parts are included in compare problem?

Greater amount +- lesser amount = comparison

200

Mackenzie collects Pokémon cards. She started with some cards in January. Her mom bought her another 23 cards in May. Now she 72 cards. How many Pokémon cards did she have in January?

49 cards

200

what is a whole number  

zero and any positive number that does not have a decimal or fraction

200

5,345 what is in the hundreds place

3

200

6x8 = 

48

300

Isha has 115 pieces of fruit and 2 tubs of ice-cream. There are 20 oranges, the rest are apples. How many apples does she have?

change problem

300

In one month, Jamie watched TV for 1,142 minutes, played video games for 1,207 minutes, and read for many minutes. He spent 3,474 minutes doing all these activities. How many minutes did he read?

1,125

300

what does this symbol mean <

less than

300

62,540

what is the value of the 2

A. 200   B. 2000  C 20,000

B

300

173 x4 =

692

400

Sophia had some money saved from the summer. Then she earned $567 during the school year. She has $735 total. How much money did she make in the summer?

change problem

400

There were 389 cars parked in the parking lot. Then 77 cars left and 34 cars new cars parked in the parking lot. How many cars are in the parking lot now?

346 cars

400

what is a midpoint number 

- the number halfway between the two benchmark numbers

400

175 -76

99

400

Bo did 106 jumping jacks last week. Dominik did 87 jumping jacks last week. Aubrey did 35 jumping jacks. Caleb did 45 more jumping jacks than Bo and Dominik combined. How many jumping jacks did Caleb do last week?

238 jumping jacks

500

Dena is getting her house ready for her aunt’s birthday party. Her aunt is turning 42! She can spend a total of $45 on the party. She plans to spend $8 on balloons, $25 on a cake, and still wants to buy some flowers. How much money can she spend on flowers?

Part Part Whole

500

Abla, Marie, and Angel are measuring their heights. Abla is 64 inches tall. Marie is 5 inches shorter than Abla. Angel is 62 inches tall. How many inches taller is Angel than Maire?

3 inches

500

 what is a benchmark number  and what is the benchmark numbers for 54 if rounding to the nearest 10

multiples of the place we are rounding to

50 and 60

500

763 +284 =

1047

500

7/10  ? 14/10 which symbol is correct < > =

< 14 /10 is really 1 2/5

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