5/12 Math Word Problems

5/12 Math Word Problems

By MS. KAMIMOTO

​We've Been working on math word problems...

1. Difference Unknown

2. ​Bigger Unknown

3. ​Smaller Unknown

Sample Problem:

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​Pat has 19 peaches. Lynda has 14 peaches. How many more peaches does Pat have than Lynda?

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19 – 14 =£ OR 14 +£= 19

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Difference unknown

Delfino has 57 Pokemon Cards and Daniel has 47. How many more cards does Delfino have than Daniel?

Practice Problem: set up the equation

Multiple Select

Partner B: Daniel does 15 layups. Hunter does 10. How many more layups did Daniel do than Hunter?

• 15 - 10 = _

• 10 + _ = 15

• 15 + 10 = _

• 5 + 10 = _

Theo has 23 action figures. Rosa has 2 more action figures than Theo. How many action figures does Rosa have?​

23 + 2 =£

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Lucy has 28 apples. She has 2 fewer apples than Marcus. How many apples does Marcus have?​

28 + 2 =£​

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Bigger Unknown

​Set up this practice problem:

Alvis has 17 popits. If Zoriya has 4 more popits than Alvis, how many popits does she have?​

Multiple Choice

Partner A: Carter has 14 pairs of shoes. Anthony has 5 more pairs than Carter. How many pairs of shoes does Anthony have?

• 14 + 5 = _

• 14 - 5 = _

• 5 + 5 = _

• 14 + 14 = _

David has 27 more bunnies than Keisha. David has 28 bunnies. How many bunnies does Keisha have?​

28 – 27 =£

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Bill has 24 stamps. Lisa has 2 fewer stamps than Bill. How many stamps does Lisa have?​

24 – 2 =£​

Smaller Unknown

​Set up this problem:

​Janet has 10 more bows than Natalie. Natalie has 6 bows. How many bows does Janet have?

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Multiple Choice

Partner A: ​Janet has 7 more bows than Natalie. Natalie has 3 bows. How many bows does Janet have?

• 7 - 3 = _

• 7 + 7 = _

• 3 + 3 = _

• 7 + 3 = _