Robert Gordon sold $55 in T-shirts this year. Our goal is to make $80. How much more money do we have to make to meet this goal? Draw a bar diagram and write an equation with a variable. Then solve!
$80 - $55 = t
t = $25
200
Estimate the sum: 578 + 199
800
200
5,368 + 1,247
6,615
200
7,858 - 6,311
1,547
200
Phillip had 90 minutes to take his test. He took the first half of the test in 60 minutes. How many minutes does he have left? Draw a bar diagram and write an equation with a variable. Then solve!
90 - 60 = h
h = 30 minutes
300
Estimate the difference: 918 - 342
600
300
6,997 + 3,021
10,018
300
5,641 - 3,109
2,532
300
Terry jogs in the park for 14 minutes on Friday and 22 minutes on Saturday. How many minutes did she jog total? Draw a bar diagram and write an equation with a variable. Then solve!
14 + 22 = j
j = 36 minutes
400
Estimate the sum: 1,676 + 2,322
4,000
400
22,083 + 66,721
110,807
400
8,000 - 235
7,765
400
Miss Basile has 32 pencils for students. She gave 15 away. How many pencils does she have left? Draw a bar diagram and write an equation with a variable. Then solve!
32 - 15 = x
x = 17 pencils
500
Estimate the sum: 45,002 + 81,224
130,000
500
13,565 + 78,226
91,791
500
9,050 - 1,238
7,812
500
Sammy buys apples for $2, oranges for $5 and strawberries for $6. How much money did he spend altogether? Draw a bar diagram and write an equation with a variable. Then solve!