Word problems

Kristine and her friends are raising money for a charity. They hope to raise $900 to reach their goal. So far, they have $780. How much more do they need to collect to reach their goal?

There were 153 4th graders and 212 5th graders that came to see the school play. How many students came to see the play?

Susan collected 548 seashells at the beach on Saturday for an art project. The next day, she went and collected 453 more. How many shells does Susan have for her art project?

An art teacher had 342 paint brushes.

-She threw away 87 broken paint brushes .

-Then she bought 150 more paint brushes.

Which equation shows how to find the number of crayons the art teacher has now?

• 342 - 87 - 150 =

• 342 - 87 + 150 =

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Amira has 42 lollipops to put into 6 goody bags. She wants to put the same number of lollipops in each goody bag.

Which strip diagram shows how to find the number of lollipops that Amira should put in each goody bag?

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In math class 5 students split up 65 flash cards to practice their math facts. The picture shows the total number of flash cards. Each student took the same number of flash cards.

What is the number of flash cards each student took?

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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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There were 45 pretzels at a bakery. A baker made 20 more pretzels. The bakerthen sold 8 pretzels. Which equation shows how to find the number of pretzelsthere are now?

• 45 + 20 - 8 =

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• 45 + 20 + 8 =

• 45 - 20 + 8 =

Which operation should you use when the problem has the word: "MORE"

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Which operation should you use when the problem has the word: "DIFFERENCE"

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