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100

725 + 229

954

100

374 - 329

45

100

Sam went to the apple farm to buy apples from a farmer. The farmer says he only has 134 apples right now. Sam decided he will wait for 356 more apples to grow before he buys them. How many apples does Sam want to buy?

Sam wants to buy 490 apples.

100

Sarah’s birthday present cost $129. Sarah’s mom had a coupon and paid $36 less than the original price. How much money did Sarah’s mom spend on her present?

Sarah's mom spent $93

200

497 + 308

805

200

852 + 146

998

200

Felix built a tower that is 592 inches tall. Daniel’s tower is 237 inches taller than Felix’s. How tall is Daniel’s tower?

Daniel's tower is  830 inches tall.

200

Mariah brought a bag of marbles to play with during recess. She had a total of 431 marbles. After losing 60 marbles during recess, how many marbles does Mariah have left?

Mariah has 371 marbles left.

300

Six hundred twenty-nine plus fourteen

Six hundred forty-three

300

Two hundred seventeen minus one hundred twenty three

ninety four

300

The school is holding a contest to see who can guess how many jellybeans are in a jar. Rebecca guesses that there are 284 jellybeans in the jar but Larry guesses that there are 100 more jellybeans in the jar. How many jellybeans did Larry guess was in the jar?

Larry's guess is 384 jellybeans.

300

Three friends are building model houses. Denise decides her house should be 382 inches tall, Oscar decides his house should be 471 inches tall, and Rick decides his house should be 207 inches shorter than Denise’s. How tall is Rick’s model house?

Rick's model house is 175 inches tall.

400

Four hundred fifty-two plus ninety seven

Five hundred forty nine

400

Six hundred fifty-four minus ninety seven

five hundred fifty seven

400

The freshman class at Hendrickson has a total of 638 students. At the beginning of the second semester, Hendrickson lost 207 students. How many freshmen are at Hendrickson now?

There is now 431 freshman students.

400

Dani is selling her baseball cards to her friends at school. Robert wants to buy 325 cards. If Dani has 838 baseball cards, how many cards will she have left after selling cards to Robert?

Dani will have 513 cards left.

500

Nine hundred eighty-seven plus thirteen

One thousand

500

Nine hundred sixty-three minus two hundred twenty-six

seven hundred thirty seven

500

Isabelle loves pickles. For Christmas, she got a giant jar of 396 pickles. She then bought a mini jar of 7 pickles and a medium jar with 64 pickles. How many pickles does Isabelle have in both the giant jar and the mini jar?

Isabelle has 403 pickles in the giant jar and the mini jar.

500

Roberto has been saving up his money for 4 years. After the 4 years, he saved a total of $824. He then decided to spend $3 on snacks, $9 on a shirt, and $6 on bananas. How much money does Roberto have left?

Roberto has $808 left.