Word Problems
Difference or Sum
Input or Output
Estimation
Equal or not Equal
100

The school library has 2,345 fiction books and 1,523 nonfiction books. How many books are there altogether?

3,868 Books

100

Find the sum of 2,450 and 3,125.

5,575

100

Rule: Add 6. Input = 8. What is the output?

14

100

Estimate 2,815 + 4,120 to the nearest thousand.

7,000

100

True or False: 4 × 5 = 40 ÷ 2

TRUE

200

A concert sold 6,725 tickets. If 2,418 people have already entered, how many people have not entered yet?

4,307 people

200

What is the difference between 6,425 and 2,378?

4,047

200

Rule: Add 8. Output = 23. What is the input?

15

200

4. Which number is between 4,000 and 6,000 but is closer to 5,500 than to 4,500?
A. 4,250 B. 4,900 C. 5,000 D. 5,750

D

200

Choose = or ≠: 6 × 4 ___ 48 ÷ 2

=

300

Jeremiah wants a gaming system that costs $4,850. He has saved $2,375. The store lowers the price by $500. How much more money does he need?

$1,975

300

A stadium has 9,450 seats. If 6,725 are filled, what is the difference between the total seats and filled seats?

2,725

300

Rule: Add 12. Output = 37. What is the input?

25

300

Mia says 4,392 + 3,521 ≈ 8,000. Is her estimate reasonable?

YES

300

Which equations are true using the = symbol?


4 x 3 ____ 12 x 2              

5 x 2 ____90 ÷ 9

6 x 3 ____ 4 x 4                

72 ÷ 8 ____ 3 x 3



 



5 × 2 = 90 ÷ 9
72 ÷ 8 = 3 × 3

    


400

Kristin was collecting seashells at Buckroe Beach. The first day she collected 17 shells. The second day she collected 23 shells. The third day she collected 29 shells and the fourth day she collected 35 shells. 


If this pattern continues, how many shells will she collect after eight days?

59 shells on Day 8
The pattern adds 6 each day:
17, 23, 29, 35, 41, 47, 53, 59.

400

A school collected 12,675 cans in September and 8,950 in October. What is the sum AND difference?

Sum: 21,625; Difference: 3,725

400

Rule: Multiply by 5. Output = 45. What is the input?

9

400

A car costs $35,399. The price drops by $5,000. Tyler has $18,500. About how much more does he need?

About $12,000

400

Complete the equation shown.


                              36 ÷ 4 ≠ _______


  1. 3 x 3

  2. 6 x 3

  3. 9 x 1

  4. 18 ÷ 2

B. 6 × 3


500

Rule: Multiply by 5. Output = 45. What is the input?

9

500

Estimate 8,725 − 3,190 to the nearest thousand.

6,000

500

Select all that are true: A. 8 × 4 = 64 ÷ 2 B. 7 × 3 = 42 ÷ 2 C. 5 × 6 = 45 − 15 D. 9 × 4 = 6 × 5

A,B,C