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100

3,674 + 4,112=

What is 7,786

100
8,715 - 5, 923=
What is 2,792
100

At a tire factory, 3,166 tires were made on Thursday and 2,941 tires were made on Friday. How many tires were made on Thursday and Friday in all?

What is 6,107 tires

100

The numbers being added

What is Addend

100

Name the addition property/strategy shown:

888 + 0 = 888

What is Identity Property.

200
6,000 + 3,173=
What is 9,173
200
6000-2,173=
What is 3,827
200

Sara scored 2,293 points in a video game. That was 1,536 more than Elvin's score on the same game. How many points did Elvin score?

What is 757 points

200

The smaller number being subtracted

What is subtrahend

200

Name the addition property/strategy shown:

78 + 956 = 956 + 78

What is Commutative Property

300

45,215 + 73,107=

What is 118,322

300

79,534 - 24,085=

What is 55,449

300

There are 11,500 seats in the basketball arena. For one game, 9,465 seats were filled. How many seats were empty?

What is 2,035 seats were empty

300

The answer to a subtraction problem

What is Difference

300

Name the addition property/strategy shown:

(234 + 90) + 7,000 = 234 + (90 + 7,000)

What is Associative Property

400

143,674 + 813,372=

What is 957,046

400

318,143 - 25,923=

What is 292,220

400

Two years ago, Bob bought a used car that had 14,854 miles on the odometer. Last year, he drove 8,240 miles. This year, he drove 9,273 miles. How many miles does the odometer show now in total?

What is 32,367 miles

400

The answer to an addition problem

What is Sum

400

Name the addition property/strategy shown:

599 + 34 =

599 + 1 + 33 =

600 + 33 + 633

What is Decomposing/ Decomposition

500

The sum of 452,869;  25,946; and 390,178 

What is 868,993

500

The difference in 670,005 and 315,219

What is 354,786

500

George bought a car for $17,067. This price included a leather package for $1,248 and a heated seats for $269. What was the price of the car without these features?

What is $15,550

500

The larger number being subtracted from

What is Minuend

500

Name the addition property/strategy shown:

845 + 367 = 1,212

800 + 300 = 1,100

   40 + 60  =    100

      5 + 7 =        12  

What is Partial Sums