Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

1) Please post the story problem that you created about addition and subtraction for other students to solve.

 
2) After you post your problem, please pick another problem to solve. When solving a problem please include the following:
  • Name of the person who created the problem (use the @ symbol to respond)
  • Your answer
  • Describe how you solved the problem

 

57 comments:

  1. Brenda and Kyra are trading bracelets. Brenda has 2,487 and Kyra has 3,491. Kyra gives Brenda 1,152 of her bracelets. How many does Brenda have in all now? Judith comes along with 821 bracelets and joins the trade. Brenda gave Judith 231 of her bracelets. How many does Brenda have in all now?

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  2. Isabella had 3,776 silly bands. Brianna had 1,686 more than Isabella,but then, Brianna lost 56 of them. How many does Brianna have now?

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  3. Tom has 4,397 marbles. He gave 819 marbles away. How many marbles does he have now?

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  4. Julie has 15 red erasers, 21 yellow erasers and 35 green erasers. How many total erasers does Julie have in all?

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  5. @Judith Brenda has 3,408 bracelets in all now.

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  6. @Gabrielle Julie has 71 erasers in all now.

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  7. @Isabella
    111
    3776
    +1686
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    5462
    - 56
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    5406 Silly Bands Brianna Has

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  8. @Gabrielle Tom has 3,578 marbles now.

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  9. @Gabrielle

    1
    15
    +21
    +35
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    51 erasers in all .

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  10. @Judith

    1
    2,487
    + 1,152
    ________
    Brenda has 3,639 bracelets.

    3,639
    - 231
    _______
    Brenda has 3,408 bracelets now.

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  11. @Judith you got it right.

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  12. @Gabrielle

    4397
    - 819
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    3578 marbles left.

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  13. @Gabrielle and Isabella
    Both of you guys got it correct !

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  14. Jane has 3,488 dolls. Jane's sister has 2,365. Jane gives 76 of her dolls to her sister. how many does Jane have now?

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  15. @Gabrielle

    4397
    - 819
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    3578 marbles left.

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  16. @Judith your so nice. i posted another problem

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  17. KENIA

    Rubi has 256 makers she gives 187 to cameron. She also gives brianna 50. How many does she have left.

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  18. @Isabella

    1 11
    3,776 512
    + 1,686 5,462
    ________ - 56
    5,462 _________
    Brianna has 5,406 silly bands now.

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  19. @ Isabella
    Thanks :]

    3488
    - 76
    --------
    3412 dolls. Jane has 3412 dolls now.

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  20. @Judith Your welcome. Your also right. that's alot of dolls that Jane has.

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  21. Rubi has 256 makers she gives 187 to cameron. She also gives brianna 50. How many markers does she have left?

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  22. @Kenia Rubi has 19 markers left.

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  23. @ Kenia

    256
    -187
    -------
    69 Markers Left.

    @ Isabella
    Yupp . Your Right.

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  24. Rubi has 256 markers she gives 187 to cameron. She also gives brianna 50. How many markers does she have left?

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  25. Tony has 567 cookies.He gives 30 cookies to his friend Karina.How many cookies does he have left now?

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  26. @Kenia Rubi has 19 markers left

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  27. @Kenia

    Rubi has 19 markers left.

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  28. Kenia and Lupe went to the mall to buy Nikes. Kenia had $130 and Lupe had $140. Kenia bought a pair of Nikes that cost $50. Then she left and bought chips for 50 Cents. How much does Kenia have now?

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  29. Kenia and Lupe went to the mall to buy Nikes. Kenia had $130 and Lupe had $140. Kenia bought a pair of Nikes that cost $50. Then she left and bought chips for 50 Cents. How much does Kenia have now?

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  30. @ brenda tony has 537 cookies left

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  31. good hailee you got that right

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  32. @Isabella

    Jane has 3,412 dolls.

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  33. @ Brenda

    567
    - 30
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    537 Cookies [ By The Way. Thats ALOT of Cookies.]

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  34. @ISABELLA-yea your right.

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  35. maria has 64 monkeys. she gave 49 of them to her best friend freddi. how many monkeys does she have left over

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  36. @ZARREA-YEA your right.

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  37. @Judith

    Kenia has $79.50 dollars left.

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  38. @Judie is it kenia has $30 left
    130-50=80-50=$30 left

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  39. @hailee she has 15 monkeys left

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  40. you are eating 17 lobsters you throw up 5 times 7 lobsters came out how many stayed in

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  41. Sorry Brenda and Gabrielle. You Both Got It Wrong. Remmember, The Amount Of Money Lupe has Is Just There To Confuse You. Do You Want Me To Tell You The Correct Answer?

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  42. @ Anyonymous [ Aka.Kyra ]

    17
    - 7
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    10 lobsters stayed in.

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  43. @ Hailee

    64
    -49
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    15 Monkeys Left

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  44. @anonymous 10 lobsters stayed in.

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  45. @Hailee maria has 15 monkeys left over.

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  46. Isabella And Stephanie Went To A Carnival. They bought a bag of Popcorn which had 85 popcorns. They went on a roller coaster and Isabella got so scared she let go of the popcorn and it flew in her hair. The popcorn bag had 23 popcorns left. How Many popcorns are stuck in Isabellas Hair?

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  47. Brenda Had 24 pairs of converse. 12 of them were purple and 6 of them were gray. How Many of the converse were neon Green ?

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  48. Hailee had 57 diffrent shirts. 25 of them were yellow, 12 of them were blue, and 18 were Neon Green, How Many were Pink?

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  49. @ judie
    1
    57
    25
    - 12
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    94

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  50. @ Hailee


    Im confused... What problem did you solvee :S

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  51. @judith 2 of Hailee's shirts are pink.

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  52. @ Isabella


    NOPE ! 12 shirts of haillee is pink/.

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  53. Oopps I put anonymous by accident ! Its actually Judith ^___^

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  54. What is 100+532-18=?

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