Word Problems
Akido swam 98 laps at the pool on Monday. On Tuesday he swam 43. How many laps did he swim all together?
141 laps
True or False:
329 + 113 = 330 + 112
True
This is the GIVE and TAKE strategy!
329 + 1 = 330 113 - 1 = 112
27 + 32
59
81 - 42
39
43 to the nearest 10
40
Kim and Barb went on a trip. They drove 75 miles the first day and 145 miles the next day. How many miles did they travel altogether?
75 + 145 = ? miles
220 miles
True or False:
203 - 109 = 202 - 110
False
For constant difference you have to subtract or add the same amount to both minuend and subtrahend.
203 - 1 = 202 109 - 1 = 108
101 + 75
176
125 - 78
47
75 to the nearest 10
80
Hana and Rachel decided to have a reading contest. Rachel read 158 pages. Hana read 194. How many more pages did Hana read than Rachel?
194 - 158 = ? pages or 158 + ? = 194
36 pages
Fill in the blank to complete the equation:
673 + 249 = _____ + 250
672
249 + 1 = 250
so 673 - 1 = 672
265 + 178
443
232 - 109
123
389 to the nearest 10
390
Cedric and Willie are collecting game store tokens. Cedric has 295 tokens, and Willie has 523 tokens. Who has more tokens? How many more does he have?
523 - 295 = ? or 295 + ? = 523
Willie has more tokens. He has 228 more tokens.
Fill in the blank to complete the equation:
871 - 249 = 870 - ______
248
871 -1 = 870
so 249 - 1 = 248
547 + 431
978
465 - 298
167
530 to the nearest 100
500
There are 65 students in third grade. 8 new students moved in. There are 87 students in fourth grade. How many more fourth graders are there than third graders?
2. 87 - 73 = 14 more students
Answer = There are 14 more students in fourth grade.
Which two numbers will get you closest to 700
560 270
495 442
442 and 270
ROUND the numbers to the nearest 100 then add:
560 -->600 270-->300 442-->400 495-->500
400 + 300 = 700
759 + 681
1,440
753 - 322
431
681 to the nearest 100
700