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100

  345+365

What is 710

100

15-9

What is 6.

100

4x20

What is 80

100

During the first week, they received 12 boxes of canned soup and 36 boxes of crackers. During the second week, they received 25 boxes of canned soup and 24 boxes of crackers. How many boxes of crackers did they receive in total?

What is 36 + 24 = 60 They received 60 boxes of crackers in total.

100

Take Away means what

What is subtract.

200

654+898

what is 1, 552
200

25-14

What is 11

200

35x3

What is 105.

200

They had 40 boxes of pasta sauce in storage and received 47 more boxes last month. How many boxes of pasta sauce are there?

40 + 47 = 87 There are 87 boxes of pasta sauce.

200

How much in all means what?

What is add.

300

589+358

What is 947

300

250-235

What is 15

300

45x6=

What is 270

300

In the storage room, there are 16 boxes of corn flakes. There were 19 more boxes of cheerios than corn flakes. How many boxes of cereal are there?

16 + 16 + 19 = 51 There are 51 boxes of cereal.

300
What does this symbol mean?


X

Multiply

400

869+752=

What is 1,621

400

556-250=

What is 306.

400

25 x 6=

What is 150

400

The food bank expected to recruit 60 volunteers. 34 men and 45 women signed up. How many volunteers were recruited?

34 + 45 = 79 79 volunteers were recruited.

400

What does this symbol mean ? 

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500

998+852=

What is 1,850

500

758-629=

What is 129
500

48 x 6=

What is 288.

500

The local food bank opened 18 days in January and 21 days in February. If it will be opened for 15 days in March, how many days is it open in these three months?

18 + 21 + 15 = 54 It opens for 54 days in these three months.

500

What does in total mean?

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