Word Problems
Val has 595 coins. She adds 8 groups of ten coins and 7 more coins. How many groups of 100 are there?
Focus: understanding what the problem is asking (groups vs total)
6 groups
Lee’s number has 4 hundreds, 3 tens, and 8 ones.
He subtracts 129.
What should be the digit in the tens place of his answer?
Find the sum of 238 + 65.
303
Find the Difference
Solve: 438 − 129
309
Round 74 to the nearest ten.
70
Kira has 335 stickers. She has already put 123 stickers in her book. How many stickers does she have left?
212 stickers
Look at this addition problem:
215 + 176
Which statement is true?
A. No place values will need to be regrouped
B. The tens will need to be regrouped
C. The ones will need to be regrouped
D. The hundreds will need to be regrouped
C
Find the sum of 215 + 176.
391
Kira has 335 stickers.
She has already put 123 stickers in her book.
How many stickers does she have left?
212 stickers
Peter drove 101 miles, then 87 miles, then 74 miles.
Which shows the total distance rounded to the nearest ten?
A. 250 miles
B. 260 miles
C. 270 miles
D. 280 miles
B
The Johnson family has tickets to the
Falcons game. Mom and Dad have written
down clues about their seats.
Use the clues below to locate their section.
• The number is greater than 200.
• The number is less than 230.
• When you round the number to the
nearest 10, its tens digit is 3.
• The digit in the ones place is less than 6.
The Johnson family seats are in section
____.
225
Sam’s teacher asked him to round 672 to the nearest hundred.
Which number line would BEST help Sam solve this problem?
The number line that shows 600 and 700 with 672 placed between them
(Correct rounding → 700)
A student adds 238 + 65 and gets 293.
Which mistake did the student most likely make?
A. They did not add the hundreds
B. They regrouped the ones but forgot to add the extra ten
C. They regrouped the tens incorrectly
D. They subtracted instead of adding
B — They regrouped the ones but forgot to add the extra ten
What’s the Missing Number?
□ − 453 = 388
841
(Because 388 + 453 = 841)
Which pair of numbers rounds to 370 (nearest ten) and 600 (nearest hundred)?
A. 364 and 601
B. 361 and 548
C. 369 and 653
D. 374 and 550
D — 374 and 550
Reyansh and Shruti are playing games at the arcade. They earn points on their FUN CARDS with each game they play. Reyansh and Shruti’s FUN CARD points are shown below.
Reyansh: 4,095 points
Shruti: 5,300 points
Reyansh and Shruti are ready to redeem their points to buy activities. The FUN CARD points menu is shown below.
Bumper Cars:1,375 points
Laser Tag: 2,325 points
Bowling:1,750 points
Ropes Course:2,405 points
Ninja Course:2,060 points
Question:
Reyansh would like to buy bowling and the ropes course using his points.
How many points does Reyansh need?
4,155 points
Which Number Sentence Is True?
A. 2,346 > 2,436
B. 2,346 = 2,346
C. 2,436 > 2,346
D. 2,436 > 2,463
C — 2,436 > 2,346
Damien wants to find the total number of books in the library.
There are 835 fiction books and 980 nonfiction books.
Which equation can Damien use to find the total number of books?
A. 835 + b = 980
B. 835 − 980 = b
C. 835 + 980 = b
D. 980 − 835 = b
C — 835 + 980 = b
Which Strategy Is Correct? (HINT: EXPANDED FORM)
Cheyanne is solving 381 − 173.
Which expression shows a correct way to find the difference?
A. (300 − 100) − (80 − 70) − (11 − 3)
B. (300 − 100) + (80 − 70) + (11 − 3)
C. (300 − 100) − (70 − 70) − (11 − 3)
D. (300 − 100) + (70 − 70) + (11 − 3)
DA
A student estimates 238 + 65 by rounding first.
Which estimate is the most reasonable?
A. 200
B. 260
C. 300
D. 400
C — 300
There are 835 fiction books and 980 nonfiction books. Which equation can be used to find the total?
835 + 980 = b
A student starts with the number 4,682.
They add 3 tens and subtract 1 hundred.
Which statement is true about the final number?
A. The hundreds digit stays the same
B. The tens digit increases by 3
C. The number has more hundreds than tens
D. The number is less than 4,600
D — The number is less than 4,600
Which Statement Is True?
When adding 238 + 65, which statement is true?
A. No regrouping is needed
B. The tens place needs regrouping
C. The ones place needs regrouping
D. The hundreds place needs regrouping
C — The ones place needs regrouping
What Must Be True?
When solving 438 − 129, which statement must be true?
A. The tens place needs regrouping
B. The hundreds place needs regrouping
C. The ones place needs regrouping
D. No regrouping is needed
C — The ones place needs regrouping
Justin rounds two numbers to estimate quickly.
The first number rounds to 370 (nearest ten)
The second number rounds to 600 (nearest hundred)
Which expression could represent the original numbers?
A. 364 + 601
B. 361 + 548
C. 369 + 653
D. 374 + 550
D — 374 + 550