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4.02 Story problems with addition and subtraction

Interactive practice questions

There were $13$13 flowers in Quentin’s garden. $2$2 more flowers grew, then Quentin picked $7$7 flowers to put in a vase.

a

Which number sentence matches the word problem for the number of flowers left in the garden?

$13+2-7$13+27

A

$13-2+7$132+7

B
b

How many flowers are left in the garden?

Easy
1min

Neil has $26$26 dollars. He spends $6$6 dollars on a new comic, then earns $20$20 dollars from refereeing later in the week.

Easy
1min

The temperature on Monday was $56$56 degrees Fahrenheit. The temperature dropped by $12$12 degrees on Tuesday and rose $2$2 degrees on Wednesday.

Easy
1min

$10-3-4$1034

Medium
1min
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Outcomes

3.OA.D.8

Solve two-step contextual problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding (See Table 1 - Addition and Subtraction Situations and Table 2 - Multiplication and Division Situations).

3.NBT.A.2

Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction.

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