R.V 2.1 and 2.2

Dawn has 67 apples and Kim has 43 apples. They use 23 apples to make apple pie’s for their church bake sale. How many apple’s do they have left?

Answer explanation

Dawn has 67 apples and Kim has 43 apples:

67 + 43

They USED 23 apples to make a pie.

- 23

ANSWER:

67 + 43 - 23

Sophie and her brother, Frank went shopping. They each bought 10 new shirts. Sophie returned 3 of her new shirts to the store. How many shirts do Sophie and Frank have?

Answer explanation

Sophie and Frank (2 people) bought 10 shirts each.

2 x 10

Then, Sophie returned 3 shirts.

- 3

ANSWER: 2 x 10 - 3

Alex has 145 marbles. 33 marbles are green and 57 are blue. The rest of the marbles are red. How many red marbles does Alex have?

Answer explanation

We know the total number of marbles is 145.

145 -

33 marbles are green and 57 marbles are blue. The rest are red.

(33 + 57)

This equation needs to be in parentheses because we need to do the addition problem FIRST

ANSWER: 145 - (33 + 57)

Kyle had 17 cookies and then he bought 25 more cookies. He wants to share them between himself and 6 friends. How many cookies will each friend get?

Answer explanation

Kyle had 17 cookies and then he bought 25 MORE:

17 + 25

He wanted to share them between HIMSELF (1 person) and 6 friends (6 people):

÷ (1 + 6)

ANSWER:

17 + 25 ÷ (1 + 6)

Dawn has 67 apples and Kim has 43 apples. They use 23 apples to make apple pie’s for their church bake sale. How many apple’s do they have left?

Answer explanation

Dawn has 67 apples and Kim has 43 apples:

67 + 43

They USED 23 apples to make a pie.

- 23

ANSWER:

67 + 43 - 23