123+122
245
342-111
231
The answer to an addition problem
sum
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
Mrs. Nussbaum had 345 stickers in her collection. Janessa had 456 more stickers in her collection. Janessa gave 10 of her stickers to Samantha. How many stickers does Janessa have now?
791 stickers
456+233
689
345-233
112
The answer to a subtraction problem
difference
Liam had 23,114 Harry Potter Lego figures and Owen had 359 more figures than Liam. How many Harry Potter Lego figures did Owen have?
23,473 figures
Ayden has 567 basketballs. While Ayden was playing this summer, he popped 498 of them. Lewis was a good friend and bought Ayden 123 more basketballs. How many does Ayden have now?
192 basketballs
23,678+9,299
32,977
97,567-56,399
41,168
When I see the word "about" in a word problem, what does it want me to do?
round
Jackson had 345 footballs. He was playing the game a lot over the summer, and he lost 299 of them over the fence. How many footballs does Jackson have now?
46 footballs
Sophia had 346 dolls. Olivia had 45 fewer dolls than Sophia. Then, Samantha gave Olivia 167 more dolls. How many dolls does Olivia have now?
468 dolls
334,456+65,388
399,844
70,654-3,492
67,162
When the problem says "how many more ----- than" what does it usually want me to do?
subtract
Landen turned on 13,045 pieces of technology for Pleasant Union. Ian turn on 12,499 pieces of technology for Pleasant Union. How many pieces of technology did they both turn on?
25,544 pieces of technology
Tristan solved 678 math problems. Quin solved 345 less math problems than Tristan. Colin solved 67 more problems than Quin. How many problems did Colin solve?
400 math problems
99,999+23,754
123,753
90,000-37,546
52,454
When the problem says altogether, what does it want me to do?
add
Hayden had 4,669 tennis shoes. Ryan had 3,998 more pairs than Hayden. How many tennis shoes did Ryan have?
8,667 tennis shoes
Sam read 567 books over the summer. Clara read 399 more books than Sam. Conlan read 123 fewer books than Clara. How many books did Conlan read?
843 books