Thanksgiving Word Problems

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What is a word problem?

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A word problem is a mathematical problem that is presented in the form of a story or real-life scenario, requiring the reader to extract the necessary information to solve it.

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How do you find out how many more items are needed?

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To find out how many more items are needed, subtract the number of items you currently have from the total number of items required.

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If you have 1,000 cookies and take away 267, how do you find out how many are left?

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Subtract 267 from 1,000. The answer is 733 cookies left.

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What does it mean to harvest?

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To harvest means to gather crops or plants that have grown and are ready to be collected.

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How do you calculate the total number of items on a platter?

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Add together all the individual pieces of food on the platter.

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What is subtraction?

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Subtraction is a mathematical operation that represents the operation of removing objects from a collection.

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What is addition?

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Addition is a mathematical operation that combines two or more numbers to get a total.

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If you have 356 ears of corn and 273 are left, how do you find out how many have been eaten?

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Subtract 273 from 356. The answer is 83 ears of corn eaten.

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What is the purpose of a Thanksgiving dinner?

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The purpose of a Thanksgiving dinner is to celebrate and give thanks for the harvest and blessings of the past year.

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How do you compare two quantities?

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To compare two quantities, you can subtract one from the other to see which is greater or how much more one is than the other.