Mastering Multi-Digit Math: Write Equations for Word Problems

Sarah has 245 marbles. She buys 378 more marbles. How many marbles does she have now? Write an equation to represent this problem.

• 600

• 620

• 500

• 623

A bookstore sold 1,245 books in January and 1,678 books in February. How many books did they sell in total? Write an equation for this situation.

• 2923

• 1500

• 3000

• 2500

Tom has 1,500 stickers. He gives 275 stickers to his friend. How many stickers does Tom have left? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 1000

• 1225

• 1500

• 1250

In a school, there are 2,350 students. If 1,125 students are absent, how many students are present? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 1,125

• 1,500

• 1225

• 2,350

A farmer harvested 3,200 apples. He sold 1,450 apples at the market. How many apples does he have left? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 1750

• 1,200

• 1,800

• 2,000

Lisa read 1,250 pages in the first month and 1,350 pages in the second month. How many pages did she read in total? Write an equation for this problem.

• 2600

• 2400

• 2500

• 2700

A toy factory produced 4,500 toys in January and 3,200 toys in February. How many toys were produced in these two months? Write an equation to find the total production.

• 6500

• 7200

• 7700

• 8000

Mark has 2,800 baseball cards. He loses 1,125 cards. How many baseball cards does he have now? Write an equation to solve this problem.

• 1,175

• 1675

• 2,000

• 1,500

A library has 5,600 books. If 1,750 books are checked out, how many books remain in the library? Write an equation to represent this situation.

• 3,850

• 5,000

• 4,000

• 3850

Emma collected 1,200 stamps. She gave 450 stamps to her friend. How many stamps does she have left? Write an equation to find the answer.

• 750

• 1,000

• 900

• 600