Compose and decompose
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story problems
100

Solve using compose and decompose


132+126=

258

100

Solve using number line


143+125=

268

100

I had a container with 148 skittles. I bought another container with 148 skittles. How many do I have now?

296

200

Solve using compose and decompose 


306+245=

551

200

Solve using number line


457-234=

223

200

I read a book with 46 pages. Then I read another book with 31 pages. Then read a third book with 14 pages. How many total pages did I read?

91 pages

300

Solve using compose and decompose 


425+248=

673

300

solve using number line 


649+215=

864

300

There was an ant hill with 324 ants on it. 181 of the ants went to find food. How many ants were left?

143 ants were left

400

Solve using compose and decompose


663+279=

942

400

Solve using number line 


574+376=

950

400

There was 427 sprinkles in the bottle. I used some to make cupcakes. Then there was 381 sprinkles left. How many sprinkles did i use to make cupcakes?

46 sprinkles

500

Solve using compose and decompose


714-579=

135

500

912-688=

224

500

One nice spring day I counted every single leaf on the tree outside my house. There was 2539 leaves on the tree. WOW Thats a lot of leaves I thought. That night when I went to bed there was a giant wind storm. That morning I went outside and some of the leaves had blown off the tree. There was 643 leaves on the ground that had blown off the tree. How many leaves are on the tree now? 

1896