Word Problems
Mr. Madrigal has 565 craft sticks to use in an art project. The class used 349 of them. How many craft sticks are left?
216 craft sticks
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
333 + 516 = ?
849
Eden solved 648 + 327 as shown below. Is her answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
600 + 300 = 900
40 + 20 = 60
8 + 7 = 15
900 + 60 + 5 = 965
False the correct answer is 975.
Use the Break Apart Method to solve this problem:
254+431
200 + 400 = 600
50 + 30 = 80
4 + 1 = 5
600 + 80 + 5 = 685
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
743 - 281 = ?
462
Ann counted 274 white birds and 296 black birds while on a bird watching trip. How many birds did she see while on her trip?
570 birds
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
134 + 254 = ?
388
Samuel solved 879 - 159 as shown below. Is his answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
800 - 100 = 700
70 - 50 = 20
9 - 9 = 0
700 + 20 + 0 = 7200
False, the correct answer is 720.
360 + 519
300 + 500 = 800
60 + 10 = 70
0 + 9 = 9
800 + 70 + 9 = 879
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
577 + 318 = ?
895
At the market there are 914 rocks and shells. There are 232 rocks. How many shells are there?
682 shells
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
314 - 203 = ?
111
Takai solved 475 + 262 as shown below. Is his answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
400 + 200 = 600
70 + 60 = 130
5 + 2 = 7
600 + 130 + 7 = 737
True!
Use the Break Apart Method to solve this problem:
156 + 217
50 + 10 = 60
6 + 7 = 13
300 + 60 + 13 = 373
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
657 - 176 = ?
481
Mr. Pombonyo picks 470 apples. He gives 283 to Mrs. Lambert. How many apples does Mr. Pombonyo still have?
187 apples
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
599 - 492 = ?
107
Dayana solved 399 - 174 as shown below. Is her answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
300 - 100 = 200
90 - 70 = 20
9 - 4 = 13
200 + 20 + 13 = 233
False, the correct answer is 225.
Use the Break Apart Method to solve this problem:
478 + 242
70 + 40 = 110
8 + 2 = 10
600 + 110 + 10 = 720
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
775 + 149 = ?
924
Mrs. Caragan is driving her family from Florida to Georgia for vacation. On Monday she drove 347 miles, she also drove on Tuesday. Altogether Mrs. Caragan drove 502 miles. How many miles did Mrs. Caragan drive on Tuesday?
155 miles
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
435 + 314 = ?
749
Makayla solved 823 - 610 as shown below. Is her answer true or false? If false, what is the correct answer.
800 - 600 = 200
20 - 10 = 10
3 - 0 = 3
200 + 10 + 3 = 213
TRUE!
Use the Break Apart Method to solve this problem:
846 + 169
800 + 100 = 900
40 + 60 = 100
6 + 9 = 15
900 + 100 + 15 = 1,015
Use any strategy to add OR subtract.
487 + 321 = ?
808