Addition
The school library has 1,482 fiction books and 2,135 non-fiction books. How many TOTAL books does the library have?
What is 1,482 books + 2,135 books = 3,617 books
A bookstore started the week with 4,520 books. By Friday, they had sold 1,835 books. What is the DIFFERENCE between the starting number of books and the number left?
What is 4,520 books - 1,835 books = 2,685 books?
A gardener planted 6 rows of tomato plants. There are 8 plants IN EACH row. How many tomato plants are there in ALL?
What is 6 rows of plants X 8 plants = 48 plants?
A soccer coach has 48 juice boxes to DISTRIBUTE evenly among 4 teams. If each team gets the SAME number of drinks, how many juice boxes does each team receive?
What is 48 juice boxes\4 teams= 12 juice boxes per team
A stadium had 5,400 tickets available for a game. If 3,150 tickets were sold, what is the DIFFERENCE between the total tickets and the tickets that remain?
What is 5,400 tickets - 3,150 tickets = 2,250 tickets remain?
On Saturday, 3,619 people attended a local 5K race. On Sunday, 2,480 more people JOIN the TOTAL crowd. What is the SUM of attendees over the weekend?
What is 3,619 people + 2,480 people = 6,099 people
On Saturday night, 5,640 people attended a concert. On Sunday night, the venue had 1,425 LESS attendees. How many FEWER people attended on Sunday?
What is 5,640 people - 1,425 people = 4,215 people
Maya baked 4 trays of chocolate chip cookies. She placed 9 cookies PER tray. How many cookies did she bake in ALL?
What is 4 trays of cookies X 9 cookies = 36 cookies
A farmer harvested 36 apples and wants to pack them into EQUAL GROUPS of 8 per basket. How many baskets will he fill?
What is 36 apples\8 baskets = 4 baskets
A school bought 8 cases of paper. If there are 50 pieces of paper IN EACH case, what is the total pieces of sheets bought ALL together?
What is 8 cases X 50 pieces of paper = 400 sheets of paper?
Maya scored 4,250 points in the first round AND earned 3,815 points in the second round. How many points did she score ALTOGETHER?
What is 4,250 points + 3,815 points = 8,065 points
Class A collected 3,850 aluminum cans, while Class B collected 2,190 cans. How many LESS THAN Class A did Class B collect?
What is 3,850 aluminum cans - 2,190 aluminum cans = 1,660 alluminum cans
Sam arranged his toy cars into 8 rows. If there are 3 cars IN EACH row, what is the total PRODUCT of toy cars in his collection?
What is 8 rows X 3 cars in each row = 24 cars in total
A party host ordered 64 slices of pizza to SPLIT evenly among 8 tables. How many slices of pizza will each table get?
What is 64 pizza slice\8 tables = 8 slices per table
A community garden harvested 1,250 carrots in the morning and 2,140 carrots in the afternoon. What is the total sum of carrots harvested IN ALL?
What is 1,250 carrots + 2,140 carrots = 3,390 carrots?
A commercial bakery bakes 2,745 chocolate chip cookies. They JOIN those with 1,830 oatmeal raisin cookies for a morning delivery. What is the TOTAL SUM of cookies baked?
What is 2,745 cookies + 1,830 cookies = 4,575 cookies?
A bakery prepared 6,200 cupcakes for a festival. Workers had to TAKE AWAY 1,480 damaged cupcakes before serving. How many cupcakes were ready to serve MINUS the damaged ones?
What is 6,200 cupcakes - 1,480 cupcakes = 4,720 cupcakes
A pet store has 7 fish tanks on display. There are 6 goldfish IN EACH tank. How many goldfish there are in ALL?
What is 7 tanks X 6 goldfish in each = 42 goldfish in all
A bakery baked 72 cookies to DISTRIBUTE to local food pantries. If they pack the cookies into EQUAL GROUPS of 8 per box, how many boxes will they fill in total?
What is 72 cookies\8 boxes = 9 cookies in each box
A farmer harvested 360 apples to DISTRIBUTE evenly among 9 roadside stands. If each stand gets the SAME amount, how many apples does each stand receive?
What is 360 apples/9 roadside stands = 40 apples?
The Miller family drove 1,248 miles in week one AND 1,536 miles in week two. In week three, 1,120 MORE miles ADDED to their journey. What is the SUM of all the miles they drove together, and how many miles did they drive IN ALL?
What is...
First step (add week 1 and week 2 together)?
1,248 miles + 1,536 miles = 2,784 miles
Second step (add week 3 plus the total of week 1 and week 2)?
2,784 miles + 1,120 miles = 3,904 miles ALL TOGETHER
Mrs. Cochell's class started with 450 pencils. Mrs. Schneider's class had 120 FEWER pencils than Mrs. Cochell's class. Mrs. Leclaire's class took 80 pencils from Mrs. Schneider's class. How many pencils does Mrs. Schneider's class have MINUS the pencils TAKEN AWAY by Mrs. Leclaire's class?
What is...
Step 1 (Find Mrs. Schneider's starting pencils)?
450 - 120 = 330 pencils
Step 2 (Subtract the pencils taken by Mrs. Leclaire)?
330 - 80 = 250 pencils
A bakery packs cupcakes into boxes. They have 4 large display cases. Each case holds 3 boxes of cupcakes.There are 6 cupcakes IN EACH box. How many cupcakes does the bakery pack IN ALL?
What is...
Step One (multiply the amount of display cases with how many boxes are in each case):
4 display cases X 3 boxes = 12 boxes
Step Two (multiply the total boxes with the amount of cupcakes in each box):
12 boxes X 6 cupcakes = 72 cupcakes IN ALL
A librarian has 24 books to place on shelves. She puts HALF of the total books onto a display cart, and then puts the rest onto 3 shelves evenly. How many books go on each shelf?
What is...
Step One (24 books divided in half)?
24/2 = 12 leftover books
Step Two (divide the number of leftover books by 3 shelves)
12/3 = 4 books on each shelf
An animal shelter received a delivery of 6 boxes of dog food, with 20 cans IN EACH box. Throughout the week, dogs at the shelter ate 45 cans. How many cans were LEFT OVER at the end of the week?
What is...
Step 1 (Find the total number of cans delivered)
6 boxes X 20 cans = 120 cans total
Step Two (Subtract the cans eaten by the dogs from the total cans)
120 cans - 45 cans = 75 cans left over