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100

Angela has $94. Harold has $30 less than Angela. How much money does Harold Have?

$64

100

What is the value of the coins and bills Owen received?

What is $9.10

100

David wants to buy a video game that costs $70. He has $25 now. He saves $24 the first week and $12 in the second week. How much more does he need to buy the video game?

He needs $9 more.

70 - (24 + 12 + 25)

100

58 + 34 = ?

92

100

32 - 27 = ?

5

200

Tyrone wants to buy a camera that costs $75. He saved $23. Write an equation that can be used to find how much more money he needs to buy the camera?

$75 - $23 = $52

200

The table shoes the numbers of puzzle pieces in four puzzles. Derek put together the two puzzles that had the greatest numbers of pieces. What is the total number of pieces in these two puzzles?

What is 971?

498+473

200

Juan paid $305 for a camera and calculator. The calculator cost $59. What was the cost of the camera?

$246

305 - 59

200

570 + 60 = ?

630

200

140 - 99 = ?

41

300

Mrs. Thompson sold 67 meals on Tuesday. She sold 29 on Wednesday. What is the difference between the numbers of meals Mrs. Thompson made in two days?

38

67-29

300

Victor hung three posters in his bedroom. He measured the length of each poster. Their measurements were: 59cm, 92 cm, and 127 cm. What is the best estimate of the total length of these posters?

What is 280?

(60+90+130)

300

Erika's goal is to practice playing her guitar for 300 minutes.

- On Sunday, she practiced for 117 minutes.

- On Tuesday she practiced for 58 minutes. 

How many more minutes does Erika need to practice in order to meet her goal?

What is 125 minutes?

300 - (117 + 58)

300

Find the missing number.

84 + ___ = 92

8

300

300 - 159

141

400

Thomas had 572 baseball cards. He sold some of the baseball cards and then had 98 baseball cards left.

Which equation could NOT be used to find the number of baseball cards Thomas sold?

A: 572 - ___ = 98

B: 572 - 98 = ___

C: 98 + ____ = 572

D: 98 + 572 = ____

What is J: 98 + 572 = ___

400

The total number of keys on a computer keyboard is 87. There are 26 letter keys and 21 special symbol keys. The rest of the keys are function keys. 

Create a strip diagram that represents a way to find the number of function keys.

400

Wanda traveled on an airplane three times last year. How many more miles did Wanda travel in January and April combined than she traveled in September?

January: 278 miles

April: 652 miles

September: 767 miles


What is 163 miles?

(278 + 652) - 767

400

47 + 86 + 53 + 74 = ?

170

400

316 - (24 + 35)

257