Word Problems
Arabella had 75 toy cars. She gave 18 of them to her brother. How many toy cars does she have now?
She has 57 toy cars.
What is "standard form"?
usual way of writing numbers
example: 17
What place is italicized:
287,091
thousands
Why did the colonists fight the British?
Because of high taxes, the British army stayed in their houses, and they didn’t have self-government
What was one important thing that Abraham Lincoln did?
freed the slaves; saved the Union; led the US during the Civil War as president
Terry picked 146 raspberries, 30 plums, and 94 yellow apples. How many more raspberries than yellow apples does she pick?
She picked 52 more raspberries.
Give an example of a true equation.
15 = 12 + 3
What number am I:
4,000 + 500 + 20 + 7
4,527
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declared independence from Great Britain (said America was free from Great Britain)
Name one problem that led to the Civil War.
slavery; economic reasons; states’ rights
Mike has $70. He buys groceries. He now has $18.75 left. How much did he spend?
He spent $51.25.
What is "word form"?
a number written out in words
example: six hundred
Read this number: 16,453
sixteen thousand four hundred fifty-three
Who is the "Father of Our Country" and the first president?
George Washington
Name the war between the North and the South.
Civil War
What type of subtraction problem?
Celia works at a bakery. In the morning, she made 127 pastries to sell. At noon, she had 35 pastries left. How many pastries did she sell?
missing amount
What is "difference"?
The answer when you subtract
I have 56 tens, 1 hundred, 7 ones, and 2 thousands. What number am I?
2,667
There were 13 original states (colonies). Name 4.
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
freed the slaves in the Southern states (Confederate states)