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100

Greater than, less than, equal too

60 O 182

60 < 182

100

Add: 65+72=


Create an Estimate:

Round to the nearest ten


137

Estimate: 70 +70=140

100

642 679 624 652

624 642 652 679

100

Subtract:

52 - 46=

6

100

The third and fourth-grade students are going to the park. There are 92 students in third grade and 65 students in fourth grade. How many more students are in third grade than in fourth grade?


92-65=27

There are 27 more students in third grade than in fourth grade.

200

Greater than, less than, equal too


254 O 257

254 < 257

200

Add: 357 + 812

Round to the nearest hundred

Create an Estimate for this problem: 

1169


Estimate: 400 + 800= 1200

200

94 112 542 42

42 94 115 542

200

542-324=

218

200

The school cafeteria is serving lunch to second and third-grade students. There are 56 students in second grade and 81 students in third grade. How many fewer students are in second grade than in third grade?

81 - 56 = 25

There are 25 fewer students in second grade than in third grade.

300

Greater than, less than, equal too

538 O 500 + 20 + 2

538> 500+20+2
300

Add:

658 +292=

950

300

964 924 429 946

429 924 946 964

300

Subtract:

46-15

Check your work with addition

31

Addition problem: 15 +31=46

300

The school library is holding a reading contest. There are 81 students from second grade and 68 students from third grade participating. How many more second-grade students are participating than third-grade students?

81 - 68 = 13

There are 13 more second-grade students participating than third-grade students.

400

Greater than, less than, equal too


702 O 720

702 < 720

400

Add:

232 + 91=

323

400

12 552 84 252

12 84 252 552 

400

Subtract:

486-172=

Check your work using addition

314


172+314=486

400

The Thompson family is driving to visit their grandparents. They will drive 352 miles on Friday and 147 miles on Saturday. How many miles will they drive in total on Friday and Saturday?

352 + 147 = 499

The Thompson family will drive 499 miles in total on Friday and Saturday.

500

Greater than, less than, equal too


604 O 600 + 4

604=604

500

Add: 42 + 64+121=

227

500

164 952 555 623

164 555 623 952

500

Subtract:

 532 -332=

Create an addition problem to check your work

200


332+200=532

500

The Smith family is taking a road trip. They will drive 238 miles on Wednesday and 315 miles on Thursday. How many miles will they drive over the two days?

238 + 315 = 553

The Smith family will drive 553 miles in total on Wednesday and Thursday.