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100
Ms. Tobias has 12 stacks of paper on her desk, with a total of 144 sheets of papers. How many sheets of paper are in each stack.
Each stack has 12 sheets of paper. I know this because 144 divided by 12 is 12. If there are 144 sheets of paper and the paper is split in to groups of 12, I have to divide to find out how many sheets are in each group.
100
Shya read 2,493 pages since the beginning of the school year. About how many pages has she read so far?
Rounded to the nearest thousand: Shya has read about 2,000 pages. Rounded to the nearest hundred: Shya has read about 2,400 pages.
100
What number is missing from this subtraction equation: ___ - 50 = 50
50+50=100. 100 is missing from that subtraction equation.
100
How much time has passed between 1:00 and 2:00?
1 hour
100
A rectangular carpet has a length of 12 feet and a width of 5 feet. What is its perimeter?
The perimeter is 34 feet.
200
Spongebob made 5,323 Krabby Patties on Tuesday, 4,302 Krabby Patties on Wednesday, and 4,023 Krabby Patties on Thursday. How many Krabby Patties did Spongebob make on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.
On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday; Spongebob made 13,648 Krabby Patties.
200
Estimate, then solve the following problem. 8,531 – 5,135 Show all of your work and explain how you got your answer.
Rounded to the nearest thousand: 9,000-5,000=4,00 Rounded to the nearest hundred: 8,500-5,100 3,400. First, I rounded 8,531 and 5,135 because the question told me to estimate. Then I subtracted 5,135 from 8,135 to see how much greater 8, 135 is.
200
What number is missing from this subtraction equation? ____- 390= 9,000
9,000 + 390 =9,390. 9,390 is missing from that equation.
200
How much time has passed between 3:30 am and 6:45 am?
3:30 to 4:30 is one hour 4:30 to 5:30 is one hour 5:30 to 6:30 is one hour 6:30 to 6:45 is fifteen minutes. 3 hours and 15 minutes has passed.
200
Susie and her two friends went to Gurnee Mills. Susie spent $15.45, Sandra spent $14.32, and Kelly spent $16.43. How much did they spend in all?
In all, Susie, Sandra, and Kelly spent $46.20.
300
Ashley goes the the beach each month and collects seashells. In July, Ashley collected 4,293 seashells. In August, Ashley collected 2,992 more seashells than in July. In September, Ashley collected 2,492 less than she collected in August. How many seashells did Ashley collect in July, August, and September.
July: 4,293 August: 7,285 September:4,793 In July, August and September Ashley collected 16,371 seashells.
300
he Waukegan School district wants to buy new technology for the fourth graders. Promethean boards would cost about $3,892 each. A class set of iPads would cost about $8,283 total. Estimate about how much more the iPads will cost.
Rounded to the nearest thousand: The iPads would cost about $4,000 more. Rounded to the nearest hundred: the iPads would cost about 4,300 more.
300
What number is missing from this addition equation. 8,000 + _____ =8,392
8,392-8,000=392. 392 is missing from that equation.
300
Ms. Tobias studies from 8:30 to 9:50. How long did she study?
Ms. Tobias--> 9:50-8:30= 1: 20 or 1 hour and 20 minutes.
300
Find the rule. Then, continue the pattern. 43, 50, 57, __, ___ , ___
43, 50, 57, 64, 71, 78. The rule is to count by seven.
400
To work out 4,567 + 8,490, Maureen uses pencil and paper. Her answer is 13,507. Is Maureen’s answer correct? Show your work. Explain how you know.
Maureen is incorrect. 4,567 + 8,490=13,507. I know this because I added 4,567 to 8,490 and came up with the answer of 13,057. To make sure her answer is correct Maureen should make sure the regroups the digits in each place value correctly. Also, if Maureen checked her work she might have caught her mistake.
400
Estimate. Then solve the following problem. 8,099 – 5,909 = Show all of your work and explain how you got your answer.
Rounded to the nearest thousand: 8,000 - 6,000 = 2,000 Rounded to the nearest hundred: 8,100 – 5,900 = 2,200 First, I rounded 8,099 and 5,909 because the question told me to estimate. Then I subtracted 5,909 from 8,099 to see how much greater 8,099 is.
400
3,444 + ___ = 4,300. What number is missing from the addition sentence? Show your work.
4,300-3,444= 856 The missing number is 856.
400
Sharon read from 4:30 to 5:45. Sandra read from 4:15 to 5:25. Who read for longer? How much longer did she read?
Sharon--> 5:45-4:30=1:15 or 1 hour and 15 minutes Sandra--> 5:25-4:15= 1:10 or 1 hour and 10 minutes. 1:15 - 1:10=:05 Sharon read longer. Sharon read 5 minutes longer.
400
Write an algebraic equation that represents the problem below: Benny spent $1.53 on erasers. He spent some more money on new pencils. He spent a total of $5.54. How much did he spend on pencils?
5.54-1.53 = p
500
Mark uses pencil and paper to solve 5,387 + 693. His answer is 5,970. Is Mark’s answer correct? Show your work. Explain how you know.
5,387 + 693 = 6,080 Mark’s answer is incorrect. I know that because I added 5,387 to 693 and found the answer is 5,970. Mark should make sure that he is regrouping his numbers correctly and check his work when he is finished.
500
The school is raising money for new books in the library. The goal is $2,500. The students raised $1,895. Estimate about how much more the students will need to raise in order to reach the goal.
Rounded to the nearest thousand: The students need to raise $1,000. Rounded to the nearest hundred: The students need to raise $600 more.
500
What number is missing from the subtraction sentence? Show your work. ____ - 437 = 3,130.
3,130 + 437 = 3,567 The missing number is 3,567.
500
Matthew biked from 5:15 P.M. to 6:30 P.M. Mason biked from 2:15 P.M. to 3:45 P.M. Who biked for a longer amount of time? How much longer did he bike?
Matthew--> 6:30-5:15= 1:15 or 1 hour and 15 minutes. Mason --> 3:45-2:15= 1:30 or 1 hour and 30 minutes. 1:30-1:15 = 15. Mason biked longer. Mason biked 15 minutes longer than Matthew.
500
Write an algebraic equation that correctly represents the problem below: Jenny spent $1.50 on popcorn. She spent $ .50 less on a medium soda. How much did she spend at the movie theater?
Popcord: 1.50 Medium soda: 1.50-.50=1.00 Equation: 1:50+1.00=M