Bar Diagrams
Base Ten
2-step word problems
Compensation/Partial Sums
Multiple Addends
100
Lizzie has 28 Taylor Swift bracelets. She buys 26 more. How many bracelets does she have now?
What is the missing number in the bar diagram?
She has 54 bracelets now.
100
What number is 2 tens and 9 ones added to 3 tens and 7 ones?
66
100
Alivia reads 22 pages on Monday and 28 on Tuesday. She reads 15 more on Wednesday. How many pages does she read in all?
She read 65 pages in all.
100
Use compensation to solve 38 + 22 =
Remember, whatever you take from one side, you must add it to the other. Balance!
60...
38+2= 40
22-2=20
40+20=60
100
Margaret collects seashells on the beach. She finds 12 in the morning, 18 at lunch, and 21 in the afternoon. How many seashells does she find in all?
She has 51 seashells.
200
A zoo has 32 lions and some tigers. There are 85 big cats in all... How many tigers are there?
What's the missing part of the bar diagram?
There are 53 tigers.
200
What equation is being show here?
What is the sum?
76
200
There are 45 birds in a tree. 17 fly away, but then 26 more land. How many birds are there now?
There are 54 birds now.
200
Use compensation to solve 47 + 29 =
Remember, whatever you take from one side, you must add it to the other. Balance!
76...
29+1=30
47-1=46
30+46=76
200
Maverick picks vegetables: 16 tomatoes, 25 peppers, and 18 cucumbers. How many vegetables does he pick altogether?
He picked 59 vegetables in all.
300
Elizabeth has 45 crayons. She gives away 21. How many crayons does she have now?
Draw a bar diagram to help solve the problem.
She has 24 crayons left. 45-21=24
300
You add 40 and 28 using base-ten blocks. Then, you take away 17. What number do you get?
51
300
Rafaela has 36 chickens. She buys 25 more, then sells 18. How many chickens does she have now?
She has 43 chickens now.
300
Break up this problem into partial sums.
You must do partial sums to get it correct.
48
+ 25
Tens: _______
Ones: _______
Tens: 40 + 20 = 60
Ones: 8 + 5 = 13
60 + 13 = 73
300
Mrs. Kuhn gets new books: 22 nonfiction, 17 graphic novels, 19 chapter books, and 14 picture books. How many books arrive?
She got 72 books for the library.
400
Joey picks 36 apples in the morning and some more in the afternoon. He picked 68 apples in all. How many did he pick in the afternoon?
What's the missing number in the bar diagram?
He picked 32 apples in the afternoon.
400
What is the equation?
What is the sum?
104 If you get this right... you get double points.
400
A toy store has 44 board games and 38 puzzles. They sell 29 items. How many are left?
There are 53 items left.
400
Use compensation to solve 69 + 31 =
Remember, whatever you take from one side, you must add it to the other. Balance!
90...
9+1=10
60+30=90
10+90=100
400
Mrs. Hamilton's class earns stickers for good behavior. On Monday they earn 14 stickers, on Tuesday they earned 23 stickers, on Wednesday they earned 19 stickers, and then on Thursday they earned 21. How many stickers do they earn altogether?
They earned 77 stickers in all! Great job:)
500
Complete the two equations using the bar diagrams to help.
500
You have 5 tens and 6 ones, and 1 ten and 6 ones. You also have 2 tens and 7 ones.
What is the total?
99 is the total.
500
Jordan makes 52 cupcakes in the morning and 37 in the afternoon. Later, 46 cupcakes are sold. How many cupcakes remain?
There are 43 cupcakes left.
500
Break up this problem into partial sums.
You must do partial sums to get it correct.
26
33
14
+ 9
Tens: _______
Ones: _______
Tens: 20 + 30 + 10 = 60
Ones: 6 + 3 + 4 + 9 = 22
60 + 22 = 82
500
William S. James collects cans for a food drive. First grade brings in 28 cans, second grade brings in 22, third grade brings in 26, and in fourth grade brings 18. How many cans are collected in total?
If you get this correct, you get double the points!
They collected 94 cans in all.