2.1.2.5 Real World Problems

Match the number sentence to the story problem.

Sam had 18 baseball cards. He bought 23 more. How many does he have now?

• 23 - 18 = n

• 18 + 23 = n

• n + 18 = 23

What is the correct answer?

Sam had 18 baseball cards. He bought 23 more. How many does he have now?

• 5

• 21

• 41

Match the number sentence to the story problem.

There were 72 kids at a swimming pool. There were 42 boys. How many girls were there?

• 72 - 42 = n

• 72 + 42 = n

• n - 72 = 42

What is the correct answer?

There were 72 kids at a swimming pool. There were 42 boys. How many girls were there?

• 30

• 117

• 114

Match the number sentence to the story problem.

Taylor baked cookies last weekend. She baked 45 cookies. Her family ate 39 of them. How many cookies did she have left?

• 45 + 39 = n

• n - 39 = 45

• 45 - 39 = n

What is the correct answer?

Taylor baked cookies last weekend. She baked 45 cookies. Her family ate 39 of them. How many cookies did she have left?

• 84

• 14

• 6

Match the number sentence to the story problem.

Abby read 56 pages in a book. Dane read 77 pages. How many more pages did Dane read than Abby?

• 77 + n = 56

• 77 - 56 = n

• 56 + 77 = n

What is the correct answer?

Abby read 56 pages in a book. Dane read 77 pages. How many more pages did Dane read than Abby?

• 133

• 21

• 123

Match the number sentence to the story problem.

Brandon and Tyler had a lemonade stand. Tyler sold 22 glasses in the morning. Brandon sold 27 glasses in the afternoon. How many did they sell altogether?

• 22 + 27 = n

• 27 - 22 = n

• 22 + n = 27

What is the correct answer?

Brandon and Tyler had a lemonade stand. Tyler sold 22 glasses in the morning. Brandon sold 27 glasses in the afternoon. How many did they sell altogether?

• 5

• 45

• 49