Clue Words
A clown gave away 83 balloons to girls and 22 balloons to boys. How many balloons did he give away in total?
What are the clue words in this problem?
gave away and in total
348 rounded to the nearest 10.
350
Mr. Lopez and Mrs. Bianco have 14 slices of pizza for lunch. If Mr. Lopez eats 3 slices and Mrs. Bianco eats 5. How many slices do they have left?
6 slices
To the nearest ten...
Estimate the difference...
68 - 43 =
about 30
What operation would you use when you see the word altogether?
Addition
A farmer had 85 tomatoes in his garden. If he picked 74 of them, how many would he have left?
What are the clue words in this problem?
picked and have left
148 rounded to the nearest 100
100
Joey has 125 minutes of free time before he starts his homework. He rides his bike for 35 minutes and eats snack for 15 minutes. How many minutes of free time does Joey have left?
75 minutes
Bonus: What is 75 minutes equal to? Represent in hours and minutes.
To the nearest ten...
Estimate the sum...
124 + 37 =
about 160
Cooper scored 16 points in the soccer game. Ana scored 12 points more than Cooper. How many points did they score in total?
28 points
A fast food restaurant had 100 hot dogs. They sold 47. How many hot dogs do they have left?
What are the clue words in this problem?
sold and have left
526 rounded to the nearest 10
530
Jack has 42 baseball cards. He gives away 12 to Jose and gets 9 more from his cousin. How many baseball cards does Jack have now?
39 cards
To the nearest hundred...
Estimate the sum...
342 + 197 =
about 500
Mrs. Smith's class made bookmarks for Halloween. They made 14 pumpkins and 23 bats. At the end of the day, they brought 19 bookmarks home. How many were left at school? Which equations could be used to solve this problem?
A. 14 + 23 + 19 = B
B. 14 + 23 - 19 = B
C. 23 - 19 + 14 = B
D. 19 - 14 + 23 = B
B and C
Maya had 13 lollipops and her teacher gave her 6 more. How many lollipops does Maya have altogether?
What are the clue words in this problem?
gave, more and altogether
1,374 rounded to the nearest 100
1,400
While playing a game, Rosa scored 67 points. The next game, she scored another 23 points. If she lost 35 points in her last game, how many points would she have in total?
55 points
To the nearest hundred...
Estimate the difference
567 - 324 is about _________
about 300
What does CUBES stand for?
C = Circle the numbers and units
U = Underline the final question
B = Box the actions words that help you know what operation to use
E = Evaluate, what do you know and what do you need to figure out?
S = Solve and check your answer for reasonableness
Anne has 7 shirts. Becca has 3 fewer shirts than Anne. How many shirts does Becca have?
What is the clue word in this problem?
Fewer
683 rounded to the nearest 10
680
Mrs. Brouse has 146 masks to give out to Bugbee students. She gave out 33 masks to students in third grade and 23 masks to students in fourth grade. How many more masks does she have to give out?
90 masks
To the nearest hundred...
Estimate the sum...
459 + 274 =
about 800
Ms. Vlosky ordered new books for the Bugbee library from a variety of genres. She ordered 37 mysteries and 25 fantasy books. The 3rd graders were so excited to read the new books! Ms. Vlosky visited the first third grade class who took out 22 books. How many books were available for the rest of the third graders to read?
Which equations could be used to solve this problem?
A. 3+3+3+37+25 = X
B. 37 +25 + 22 = X
C. (25 - 22 ) + 37 + X
D. (37 + 25) - 22 = X
C and D