Word Problems

When you see words like "in all" or "altogether" in a word problem, what do you do?

(example: Bill has $3. I have $5. How much money do we have in all?)

• Add +

• Subtract -

• Multiply x

Jordan read 35 pages last month and 21 pages this month. How many pages did Jordan read altogether?

• 24 pages

• 56 pages

• 877 pages

Crystal has 25 lollipops. Angie has 12 lollipops. How many lollipops do the girls have all together?

• 37

• 62

• 13

44 flowers bloomed in the front garden. 26 flowers bloomed in the back garden. How many flowers bloomed in all?

• 18

• 890

• 70

When you see a word problem when things are being removed or taken away and you need to find out how many are left, what do you do?

(Example: I had 5 cookies but I ate 2 of them. How many cookies do I have left?)

• Add +

• Subtract -

• Multiply x

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are left at the pond?

• 44 ducks

• 34 ducks

• 54 ducks

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 69 baseballs

• 59 baseballs

• 70 baseballs

Timothy wants to buy a camera that costs $75. He has saved $23, as shown in the model.

Which equation can be used to find how much more money Timothy needs in order to buy the camera?

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David's assignment this weekend is to read a book with 64 pages. On Saturday he read 46 pages. How many pages does he need to read on Sunday?

• 64

• 18

• 46

What do you do when you have the same amount many times, like when you are buying multiple copies of the same thing?

(Example: A cheeseburger costs $5. How much does it cost to buy 3 cheeseburgers?)

• Add +

• Subtract -

• Multiply x