Word Problems
Aurora was picking apples. She had 2 baskets. There were 7 apples in each basket. How many apples did she pick in all?
14 apples.
7+7=14
Find the ballpark estimate for the following problem and then solve it:
53-16
50-20=30
How much money is 1 dime and 1 nickel?
15 cents.
Look at the shape drawn on the board. Name all the parts.
Whole.
Write <,>, or = to compare the numbers:
291__219
291 > 219
Inaaya had 2 rows of LOL Surprise! dolls. She had 5 dolls in each row. How many LOL Surprise! dolls did Inaaya have in all?
Inaaya had 10 dolls.
5+5=10
Find the ballpark estimate for the following problem and then solve it:
77-51
80-50=30
How much money is 5 nickels or 5[5s]?
Look at the shape drawn on the board. Name one part.
a third or 1/3.
Write <,>, or = to compare the numbers:
323__332
323 < 332
Matteo has 3 folders in his desk. Each folder has 2 pieces of paper in them. How many pieces of paper does Matteo have in all?
Matteo has 6 pieces of paper in all.
2+2+2=6
Find the ballpark estimate for the following problem and then solve it:
69-15=
70-20=50
How much money is 4 dimes or 4 [10s]?
40 cents.
Draw a rectangle on your whiteboard. Divide that shape into 4 equal parts.
Look at the teacher's whiteboard for the answer.
Write this number in words:
526
five hundred twenty six
Tahira buys 10 flowers. She also buys two vases to put the flowers in. She wants an equal number of flowers in each vase. How many flowers should Tahira put in each vase?
Tahira should put 5 flowers in each vase.
5+5=10
Find the ballpark estimate for the following problem and then solve it:
152-36=
150-40=110
100 cents.
Look at the circle divided into 4 equal parts. Name one of the parts.
Write this number in words:
108
one hundred eight
Paula and his friends are going to the movies. There are 20 of them in all. Each row of seats in the movie theater can only hold 5 people. How many rows of seats will Paula and his friends take up?
They will take up 4 rows of seats.
5+5+5+5=20
Find the ballpark estimate for the following problem and then solve it:
231-128=
230-130= 100
A carton of milk is 59 cents. Show one way to pay for the carton of milk using coins (quarters, dimes, nickels, and pennies).
2Q, 1N, 4P
2Q, 9P
1Q, 2D, 2N, 4P
Divide the shape into thirds.
Look at the teacher's paper for the answer.
Write this number in expanded form:
291
200+90+1