Multi-Digit Addition
123+122
245
342-111
231
sum
Mrs. Fahey bought 123 pencils for her class. Ava's mom bought her 222 more. How many pencils does she have all together?
345 pencils
Mrs. Barber had 345 stickers in her collection. Janessa had 456 more stickers in her collection. Janessa gave 10 of her stickers to Mrs. Barber. How many stickers does Janessa have now?
791 stickers
456+239
695
345-233
112
The answer to a subtraction problem
difference
Colton had 234 Harry Potter Lego figures and Ezra had 35 more figures than Colton. How many Harry Potter Lego figures did Ezra have?
269 figures
Kaden has 567 basketballs. While Kaden was playing this summer, he popped 498 of them. Jordan was a good friend and bought Jordan 123 more basketballs. How many does Kaden have now?
192 basketballs
678+299
977
600-429
171
When I see the word "about" in a word problem, what does it want me to do?
round or estimate
Bennett had 345 footballs. Over the summer, he lost 299 of them over the fence. After losing those footballs, Bennett bought 25 new ones at the store. How many footballs does he have now?
71 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
2456+1388
3844
7,602-2,342
5,260
When the problem says "how many more" what does it usually want me to do?
subtract
The Boone Elementary Library bought 2,438 new books in August and 3,276 new books in September. In October, the library bought 1,854 more books. How many books did they buy in total from August through October?
The library bought 7,568 books from August through October.
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+173,234
273,233
9,000-3,246
5,754
When the problem says altogether, what does it want me to do?
add
Charley had 3,466 tennis shoes. Clara had 9,346 more pairs than Charley. How many tennis shoes did Clara have?
12,812 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?