Addition
Jane traveled on an airplane twice last year. In February, she traveled 343 miles. In June, she traveled 587 miles. How many miles did she fly?
What is 930 miles?
Tyler had 15 dogs. Each dog had five puppies. How many puppies does Tyler now have?
15 x 5 = 75
He has 75 puppies.
63 people are going to the zoo. There are 3 cars to take people to the zoo. How many will go in each car if the same number go in each car?
63 ÷ 3 = 21
21 people will go to the zoo in each car.
Mr. Elizondo shipped popsicles to another school last week. He shipped 1,432 strawberry popsicles. He shipped 765 grape popsicles. He shipped 537 orange popsicles. How many more strawberry did he ship than grape and orange popsicles combined?
What is 130?
To allow the lifeguards to rotate their duties, a pool hired 6 more lifeguards than the highest number required to be on duty. Together with the manager and assistant manager for the pool, how many staff are there working at the pool?
*the highest number of lifeguards required = 4*
4 + 6 + 2 = 12
Solve
2,000 - 1,837 =
163
Gordon has 80 inches of ribbon lace and 15 inches of Scotch tape for the cake boxes. He cut the ribbon lace into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece of ribbon lace?
80 ÷ 4 = 20
Each piece is 20 inches long.
Ben is going to his grandparents’ farm with his siblings, Carl, and Judy.
Today, Ben woke up 90 minutes earlier than usual. He usually wakes up at 7:30 in the morning. What time did he wake up today?
90 mins = 1 hr 30 mins
7:30 am - 1 hr 30 mins = 6:00 am
Ben woke up at 6 o’clock in the morning.
There is a swimming pool at the community centre. The capacity of the swimming pool is 60. For safety reason, the lifeguard does not allow more than 60 swimmers in the pool at the same time.
On Saturday afternoon, part of the pool is reserved for swimming classes. If there are 8 classes with 3 students in each class, how many more swimmers can be allowed in the pool?
*hint: first find how many total students there are
3 x 8 = 24
There are 24 students in the classes.
60 – 24 = 36
36 more swimmers can be allowed in the pool.
There is a swimming pool at the community centre. The capacity of the swimming pool is 60. For safety reason, the lifeguard does not allow more than 60 swimmers in the pool at the same time.
Every 15 swimmers in the pool will require one lifeguard on duty. What is the highest number of lifeguards on duty at the same time?
60 ÷ 15 = 4
The highest number of lifeguards on duty at the same time is 4.
Using the prices below, answer the questions.
hot dog = $1.25 order of French-fries = $1.25 hamburger = $2.25 deluxe cheeseburger = $3.20 cola = $1.15 ice cream cone = $1.25 milk shake = $2.20 taco = $2.10
a.) If Marcie wanted to buy an order of French-fries, two hamburgers, two deluxe cheeseburgers, and two colas, how much would it cost her?
b.) If Marcie pays using $20, how much change will she get back?
a.) $14.45
$1.25 + 2($2.25) + 2($3.20) + 2($1.15)
$1.25 + $4.5 + $6.4 + $2.3 = $14.45
b.) $5.55
$20 - $14.45 = $5.55
Penny’s class is going to Animaland, the largest zoo on earth, for their science field trip. The zoo has a variety of wild animals in captivity.
a.) Their first destination was the aviary. The aviary has 3 species of eagles on show that day. They have 20 Bald Eagles, 15 Harpy Eagles, and 30 Crowned Eagles. How many eagles are on display that day?
b.) Next in their itinerary was the insectarium, home to hundreds of insect species. Penny, who likes butterflies and ants, took over 100 pictures of the different species. She was able to capture 60 species of butterflies, 15 species of ants and 20 species of other insects. How many species of insects did Penny capture?
a.) 20 + 15 + 30 = 65
There are 65 eagles on display that day.
b.) 60 + 15 + 20 = 95
Penny was able to capture pictures of 95 species of insects.
Jasmine and her mom went to the grocery to buy some food. Her mom gave her $100 to spend.
a.) Since Jasmine loves fruits, she went to the fruits section first. She bought apples and oranges worth $15. From the original $100 given by her mom, how much money was left?
b.) Using what was left from buying fruits, she decided to buy 24 cookies. If she spent $16 on cookies, how much money was left?
a.) 100 – 15 = 85
$85 was left for Jasmine to spend.
b.) 85 – 16 = 69
There were $69 left with her.
The kids from Oakwood Elementary School are visiting a bird zoo for their field trip.
a.) To get to the bird zoo from the school, the kids have to ride some buses. If there are 7 buses and each bus has 3 adult supervisors to guide the children, how many supervisors are there in total?
b.) If each bus has nine rows of seats and each row of seats can accommodate 4 children, how many children can each bus accommodate?
a.) 7 x 3 = 21
There are a total of 21 adult supervisors.
b.) 9 x 4 = 36 Each bus can accommodate 36 children.
84 3rd graders were divided equally among 4 classes. When they go on field trips, each class is put into 3 smaller groups. How many kids are in each group?
84 / 4 = 21
21 / 3 = 7
7 kids will be in each group