Word Problems
Tony played basketball for 90 minutes on Saturday. He played for 45 minutes on Sunday. How much longer did Tony play basketball on Saturday than on Sunday?
45 minutes
124 - 56
68
400 - 243
157
31 - 9; tens
20
The ice cream shop sold 78 strawberry scoops, 87 chocolate scoops, and 47 vanilla scoops this week. How many more chocolate scoops did they sell than strawberry scoops?
9 scoops
6,496 - 3,623
2,873
3,009 - 1,236
1,773
53 - 16; tens
30
Isaic earns $100 a month. In August, Isaic managed to save $73 of his $100. In September, he saved $15. How much more money did he save in August than in September?
$58
6,425 - 3,814
2,611
100 - 49
51
327 - 174; hundreds
100
Allona pays $193 a month for riding lessons. She also pays $125 a month for guitar lessons. About how much more does it cost for riding lessons than guitar lessons?
$100
7,127 - 2,893
4,234
200 - 121
79
$3,257 - $189; hundreds
$3,100
Gloria walked her dog for 52 minutes on Thursday, 46 minutes on Saturday, and 36 minutes on Sunday. About how many more minutes did Gloria walk her dog on Thursday than on Sunday?
10 minutes
9,824 - 1,509
8,315
5,000 - 354
4,646
4,987 - 3,112; tens
1,880