4.NBT.A.5 - Word Problem Focus: Add & Sub

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Mathematics

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4th Grade

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3.OA.D.8, 2.OA.A.1

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Zachary Udell

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4.NBT.A.5

Word Problems

Focus: Addition & Subtraction

Today's focus:

Reading, understanding, and solving word problems.

I will have some teacher examples, and some practice questions for you as well.

This is more practice with word problems; I know.

We will do JUST addition OR subtraction today.

Clues to help you!

In word problems, there are key words to help you figure out what you need to do to solve the problem.

Teacher Example #1

Key words: In addition, in total

Problem: 9,483 + 3,214 = 12,697

Teacher Example #2

Key words: If

Hmm. What do I know? It mentions part-time employees, total employees, and full-time employees. It's asking how many full-time employees work here.

My problem is: 5,178 - 294 = 4,884

Your turn!

There are 5 questions coming up. Please get your pencil/pen and paper ready, and number your paper from 1 to 5.

2 questions are multiple choice, 3 are fill-in-the-blank.

Good luck!

Multiple Choice

Mr. Udell's goal is to practice playing drums for 300 minutes this week.

On Sunday he practiced for 127 minutes. On Tuesday he practiced for 38 minutes.

How many more minutes does Mr. Udell need to practice in order to meet his goal?

135

465

165

145

Multiple Choice

A teacher bought 12 packets of crayons. Seven of the packets had 9 crayons and the other five packets had 10 crayons How many crayons did the teacher buy in all?

113

120

Fill in the Blanks

Kamiya 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?

Type answer...

Fill in the Blanks

Demon'te spent 173 minutes reading last week. He read for 118 minutes this week. How many minutes did he read in all?

Type answer...

Fill in the Blanks

The Wildcats played the Bulldogs in a football game. The Wildcats scored 42 points. The Bulldogs scored 28 points. How many more points did the Wildcats score than the Bulldogs?

Type answer...

Well done!

Let's get some more practice using IXL until lunch.

Skills: A.2 and C.2. You may start with whichever you choose!

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Word Problems

Focus: Addition & Subtraction

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