Addition, Subtraction, and Multiplication Word Problems

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What is addition?

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Addition is the process of finding the total or sum by combining two or more numbers.

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What is subtraction?

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Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers by taking one number away from another.

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times.

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How do you solve a word problem?

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Read the problem carefully, identify the numbers and operations needed, and write an equation to find the answer.

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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.

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If 1539 people volunteered and 253 more volunteered, how many volunteered in total?

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1,792 people volunteered in total.

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If a school collected 189 cans of corn and 500 cans of soup, how many more cans of soup were collected than cans of corn?

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311 more cans of soup were collected than cans of corn.

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If a magazine ad costs $563 a month, how much will it cost for 4 months?

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The ad will cost less than $2,400.

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If 10,450 shirts were sold the first year and 11,232 shirts the second year, how many more shirts were sold in the second year?

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782 more shirts were sold in the second year.

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If bamboo plants grow 36 inches in a week, how much will they grow in 13 weeks?

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468 inches.