Word Problem Wednesday!

Christ has $150, Roxanna has $300, Alexa has $80, Damien has $200.  How much do they have altogether?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The 5th grade Fall Festival booth sold $850 worth of tickets! However, $75 of that amount went towards prizes and must be paid back.  How much money did they actually make? 

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

A group of 40 campers volunteered to carry boats down to the lake.  If it takes 2 campers to carry each boat, how many boats will the group be able to carry?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

At Hershey Park, the roller coaster had 10 cars and each car can hold 5 people.  How many people can ride the coaster at the same time?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.B.5

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

When you are looking for a value and there ARE equal groups, you will most likely be using which operation?

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

When you are looking for a value and there are NOT equal groups, you will most likely be using which operation?

• Add or Subtract
• Multiply or Divide

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

What operation does sum mean?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Read the story problem and decide which operation you would use to solve the problem.
Mary's father goes on a lot of business trips. Last month he flew 5,391 miles. The month before he flew 2,469 miles. How many miles has he flown in the last two months?

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

What operation does the word difference mean?

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CCSS.7.EE.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.1

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Read the story problem and then decide which operation you need to use to solve the problem. 
Abe has to write a story 500 words long. He has already written 231 words. How many more words does Abe need to write? 

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2