Problem Solving
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Word Problems
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Raygan sees 18 birds at recess. She sees 5 more on her way home. Choose all the ways you can use to find how many birds Raygan sees. 1. 18 - 5 2. 18 + 5 3. 18 + 2 + 3 4. 18 - 2 - 3
2 and 3
100
Find the sum: 68 +29
97
100
What is the sum? 22 + 31 + 16
69
100
What is the sum? 41 + 74 + 43 + 20
178
100
Write a story problem that could be solved using this number sentence: 28 + __ = 40
(check student's answer) Example: The Barracuda and Conch classes have 40 students. The Barracuda class has 28 students. How many students are in the Conch class?
200
Jacob bought 68 Pokemon cards. Which two packs did he buy? Pack 1: 23 Pack 2: 17 Pack 3: 45
He bought packs 1 and 3.
200
Find the sum: 17 + 76
93
200
What is the sum? 13 + 52 + 34
99
200
What is the sum? 12 + 33 + 56 + 32
133
200
Adi finds 38 leaves. Nathan finds 27 leaves. How many leaves did the two kids find?
They found 65 leaves.
300
Ryan says he can find the sum of 40 + 43 without rewriting it. Explain how he can solve this problem using mental math.
Ryan can add the 4 tens to 43 which would make the sum 83.
300
There were 8 dolphins swimming by the boat. 15 more dolphins joined them. How many dolphins are there?
23 dolphins
300
Mrs. Ayd has 23 red pens, 15 blue pens, and 27 green pens. How many pens does she have?
She has 65 pens.
300
On four days this week, Declan practiced soccer for 42 minutes, 36 minutes, 13 minutes, and 21 minutes. Write a number sentence to show the number of minutes Declan practiced soccer.
42 + 36 + 13 + 21 = ?
300
Ms. Flood bought 17 books at the book fair. She bought 29 more from Scholastic. How many books did she buy?
She bought 46 books.
400
Without finding the sums, does the pair of addends have a sum greater than 100? Answer yes or no for each. 1. 63 + 22 2. 39 + 86 3. 17 + 98 4. 44 + 50
1. No 2. Yes 3. Yes 4. No BONUS: Explain how you knew
400
83 people went to the movies on Friday. 50 of them were children and the rest were adults. How many were adults? Write a number sentence and solve.
50 + __ = 83 33 adults
400
William had 44 toy planes. He bought 24 more toy planes. Then Conner gave him 35 toy planes. How many toy planes does he have now?
103 toy planes
400
There were 24 red M&Ms in the bag, 31 blue M&Ms, 8 green M&Ms, and 15 orange M&Ms in the bag. How many M&Ms are in the bag?
There are 78 M&Ms in the bag.
400
Lola and Laura draw 52 flowers. If Lola drew 27 flowers, how many did Laura draw?
Laura drew 25 flowers.
500
Without finding the sums, which pair of addends will have a sum greater than 100? 1. 73 and 18 2. 47 and 62 3. 54 and 71 4. 36 and 59
2 and 3 47 + 62 and 54 + 71 BONUS: Explain how you found your answer.
500
Wesley scored some points in the game. Then he scored 20 more points. Now he has 56 points. How many points did he score at first? Write a number sentence and solve.
__ + 20 = 56 36 points
500
Althea has 21 daisies, 37 roses, and 55 tulips. How many flowers does she have?
She has 113 flowers.
500
Books Read this Week: Julianna: 21 Emily: 27 Charly: 15 Mikah: 13 How many books did they read this week?
They read 76 books this week.
500
Alyssa picked 56 apples. Her mother picked 35 apples. How many apples did they pick?
They picked 91 apples.