Word Problems
Mrs. Wiand sent 62 email invitations to a party. So far, 24 people replied. How many people still need to reply?
62 - 24 = 38
The baseball snack stand has 28 bags of peanuts and 52 bags of chips. How many bags of food does the snack stand have?
28 + 52 = 80
Which number rounds to 500 when rounded to the nearest hundred?
438 443 542 567
542
Name this property
7 + 0 = 7
Identity Property of Addition
Sammy want to sell 430 tickets to the tournament. He has sold 214 tickets. How many more tickets do he need to sell to reach his goal?
430-214 = 216
Mrs. Tobias bought fruit for her family. She bough 34 apples, 14 bananas, and 29 watermelons. How many pieces of fruit did she buy?
34 + 14 + 29= 67 fruits
There are 512 books in the library. What is 512 rounded to the nearest 10?
510
Name this property
3 + 2 = 5
2 + 3 = 5
Commutative Property of Addition
The zoo manager is planning for school visits this week. The list shows the number of students visiting the zoo each day.
Monday- 346 students Tuesday-518 students Wednesday- 449 Students
Thursday- 608 students
How many students will visit the zoo on Tuesday and Wednesday?
518 + 449 =967 students
A NBC football stadium had 724 visitors last month. This month, there were 953 visitors. How many more visitors went to a football game this month than last month?
953 - 724 = 229
Which is the best estimate for the sum of 291 + 132?
A. 200 C. 400
B. 300 D. 500
B. 300
Name this property
9 + 7 = 7 + 9
Commutative Property of Addition
On Monday, 119 girls and 205 boys wore jeans to school. How many students wore jeans to school on Monday?
119 + 205 = 324
Tom and his friends collected shells. The list below shows how many shells each person collected. Which is the best estimate of the total numbers of shells Tom and Amber collected?
Amber- 372 Mario-455 Tom- 515 Matt- 421
900
Abbott sold 341 tickets to the fair. What is 341 rounded to the nearest tens place?
340
Mr. Rick had to repair the seats in the high school auditorium. The auditorium holds 856 seats, but only 148 need repaired. How many seats do not need repaired?
856-148 = 708
A Rent-a-Raft store rented 210 rafts in June and 459 rafts in July. How many rafts did the Rent-a-Raft store rent in June and July altogether?
669
On Monday, 112 students signed up to plant an apple tree. On Tuesday, 14 fewer students signed up than on Monday. How many students signed up to plant trees on Monday and Tuesday?
210 students
Papa John's sold 691 pizzas on Friday. What is 691 rounded to the nearest hundred?
700
NBC elementary school has 450 boys who play the drums and 239 girls who play the drums. How many more boys than girls play the drums?
450 - 239 = 211