Word Problems
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Addition
Subtraction
Explain
100
A school library has 1,058 books in its collection. The town library has 4,520 books in its collection. How many books are there altogether?
What is 5,578 books
100
In the morning, 19 students were working on a science project. In the afternoon, 3 students left and 7 more students came to work on the project. How many students were working on the project at the end of the day?
What is 23 students
100
415,604 + 358,962
What is 774,566
100
583,540-264,318
What is 319,222
100
Which of these numbers has the digit 7 with a value of 700: 7,352, 720, 270, 357?
What is The digit 7 is in the hundreds place in 720, so it has a value of 700.
200
Emmett has 3,226 marbles in his collection. Lynne has 1,867 marbles. Emmett says he has 2,259 more than Lynne. Is Emmett correct?
What is No, He has 1,359 more marbles
200
A ship is making an 8,509-mile voyage. So far, it has sailed 2,957 miles. How many miles of the voyage remain?
What is 5,552 miles
200
483,958 + 126,081
What is 610,039
200
6,000 - 4,351
What is 1,649
200
Which is greater, the value of the digit 6 in 650 or the value of the digit 6 in 760? Explain.
What is The value of the digit 6 in 650 is 600. Since the digit 6 in 760 is one place to the right, its value is 10 times less, or 60. So, the value of the digit 6 in 650 is greater.
300
One machine makes 125,200 small paper clips in one day. Another machine makes 83,650 large paper clips in one day. How many fewer large paper clips than small paper clips are made in one day?
What is 41,550 fewer large paper clips
300
There were 3,982 people at the soccer game on Thursday. There were 1,886 more people at the soccer game on Saturday. How many people in all attended both games?
What is 9,850 people
300
21,115 + 88,454
What is 109,569
300
795,236 - 478,517
What is 316,719
300
Use expanded form to explain how the value of the digit 4 in the number 4,444 changes for each place value.
What is The expanded form is 4,000 + 400 + 40 + 4. The value of each is 10 times greater than the value of the digit 4 to its right.
400
Aubrey has 647 pennies in her penny collection album. The album has space for 1,000 pennies. How many more pennies can Aubrey place in her album?
What is 353 Pennies
400
There were 3,450 computers sold at Best Buy this year. There were 1,241 more computers sold at Best Buy last year. How many computers were sold in all? (Hint: This is a 2 step problem!)
What is 8,141 computers
400
483,958 + 126,081
What is 610,039
400
58,290 - 31,602
What is 26,688
400
Determine whether the following statement is true or false. Explain your thinking. 6,421 - (284 + 653) = (6,421 - 284) + 653
What is False; 6,421 - (284 + 653) = 6,421 - 937 = 5,484; (6,421 - 284) + 653 = 6,137 + 653 = 6,790; 5,484 ≠ 6,790
500
Two towns have a population of 24,990 and 12,205. Maddox says the difference is 12,785. Is his answer reasonable? (Use rounding to check!)
What is 25,000-12,000=13,000 people, Yes is answer is reasonable!
500
Missoula has a population of 67,750 people. Spokane has a population of 137,600. How much greater is the population of Spokane than Missoula?
What is 69,850 more people
500
725,012 + 402,581
What is 1,127,593
500
50,000-14,524
What is 35,476
500
Is 2,347 + (567 - 314)= (2,347 + 567) - 314?
What is True