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100

1,203 + 2,430 = 

(round to the nearest thousand)

3,000

100

3,980 + 1,930 = 

5,910

100

5,981 - 3,401 = 

2,580

100

Whitney and her friends sold cookies at a bake sale. In the morning they made $52 and in the afternoon they made $72. How much money did they earn in all?

$124

100

6,672,891 - 3,899,374 =

2,773,517

200

10,043 + 2,981 = 

(round to the nearest thousand)

12,000

200

21,439 + 11,002 = 

32,441

200

32,093 - 26,799 = 

5,294

200

There were 3,402 people swimming in the ocean and 1,344 people were on the beach. How many people are there in all?

4,746 people

200

1,000,000 - 32,409 =

967,591

300

23,954 + 15,725 = 

(round to the nearest thousand)

38,000

300

210,504 + 10,218 = 

220,722

300

119,532 - 89,320 = 

30,212

300

Connor is trying to score 1,000 points in basketball before he graduates high school. He has 917 points right now. How many more points does Connor need to score to reach 1,000.

83 points

300

You just won the lottery! You received 1 million dollars. Your first purchase is a brand new sports car. The car costed $210,800. How much money do you have left?

$789,200

400

93,850 - 23,072 = 

(round to the nearest thousand)

71,000

400

630,992 + 78,562 = 

709,554

400

1,987,562 - 782,917 = 

1,204,645

400

Lucy has a dog walking business. She walks seven dogs. She earns $57 per day. Her goal is $500. She has worked three days so far. How much more money does she have to earn to reach her goal?

$329

400

three hundred seven thousand nine hundred twenty + seventy thousand five hundred ten = 

(write answer in standard form)

378,430