Word Problem Operations

Jamaal collected 346 box tops. He wants to collect 500. How many more does he need to collect?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

• I will subtract.

• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Ashlynn sold 543 tickets the first week. She sold 289 tickets the second week. About how many tickets did she sell in all?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

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• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mrs. Taylor read 352 pages in her book. Mrs. Langridge read 530 pages in her book. About how many more pages did Mrs. Langridge read than Mrs. Taylor?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

• I will subtract.

• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

DeMarcus collects stickers. He had 278 stickers in an album. He got 578 more stickers from his friend. How many stickers does he have now?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

• I will subtract.

• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The cafeteria has 1,456 cartons of chocolate milk. They have 3,028 cartons of white milk. About how many more cartons of white milk are there than chocolate milk?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

• I will subtract.

• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Ashleigh spent 42 minutes drawing her picture and 38 minutes coloring the picture. About how many minutes did she spend working on the picture?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

• I will subtract.

• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

The Williams family is driving to Florida. They will have to drive 1,278 miles to get there. They drove 729 miles the first day. How many more miles do they have left to drive?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

• I will subtract.

• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

There were 28 frogs swimming in the pond. Seventeen frogs were hopping on land. How many frogs were there altogether?

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• I will estimate, and then add.

• I will subtract.

• I will estimate, and then subtract.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1