Adding or subtracting
Multi-digit addition
Vocabulary
1-Step Word Problems
Challenge
100
123+122
245
100
342+9,739
10,081
100
The answer to an addition problem
sum
100
Mrs. Nussbaum bought 123 pencils for her class. Andrew's mom bought her 222 more. How many pencils does she have all together?
345 pencils
100
What is the first step to solving the problem 3,432−2,526?
- A) Borrow one ten from 3,432, regroup, and subtract the 6 from 12.
- B) Borrow one thousand from 3,432, regroup, and subtract the 5 from 14.
- C) Subtract 2,000 from 3,000.
- D) Subtract 500 from 400.
Responses
A
200
456+233
689
200
345+2,988
3,333
200
The answer to a subtraction problem
difference
200
Liam had 234 Harry Potter Lego figures and Owen had 369 figures Liam. How many Harry Potter Lego figures did they have in total?
603 figures
200
The table shows the numbers of tickets a zoo sells over three days.
How many more tickets are sold on Sunday than on Friday?
233 tickets
300
Taylor wants to buy a new boat. She is comparing the costs of a speed boat and a fishing boat. The cost of the speed boat is $10,245. The cost of the fishing boat is $6,769.
How much more is the cost of the speed boat than the cost of the fishing boat?
$3,476
300
56,788+39,909
96,697
300
When I see the word "how many" in a word problem, what does it want me to do?
add
300
Jackson had 345 footballs. He was playing the game alot over the summer, and so somebody gave him 299 more footballs. How many footballs does Jackson have now?
644 footballs
300
Maria Lopez won the election for mayor of the town of Gold City.
According to the table, how many more votes did Maria Lopez receive than Frank Bailey?
11,948 votes
400
The table shows the numbers of movie tickets a theater sold over a weekend for two different movies.
Over the weekend, how many more tickets were sold for Movie #2 than Movie #1?
731 tickets
400
7,342+5,289
12,631
400
When the problem says "how many more" what does it usually want me to do?
subtract
400
Landen turned on 3455 pieces of technology for Pleasant Union. Ian turn on 2995 pieces of technology for Pleasant Union. How many pieces of technology did they both turn on?
6,450 pieces of technology
400
A trip from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles, California is 2,671 miles. A trip from Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington is 3,314 miles.
What is the difference between these two distances?
643 miles
500
A theater sold tickets to three shows. The maximum number of tickets available for each show is 5,000. The table shows the number of tickets sold for each show.
If the theater had been full for each of the shows, how many more tickets would have been sold over the 3-day period?
1286 tickets
500
90,088+30,345
120,433
500
When the problem says altogether, what does it want me to do?
add
500
Hayden had 466 tennis shoes. Ryan had 346 more pairs than Hayden. How many tennis shoes did Ryan have?
812 tennis shoes
500
What is the first step in solving the expression 6,751−5,928?
- A) Use one ten from 6,751 to make 11 ones, and subtract 8 from 11.
- B) Use one thousand from 6,751 to make 17 hundreds, and subtract the 9 from 17.
- C) Subtract 3,000 from 6,000.
- D) Subtract 900 from 1,700.
Responses
A