Adding and Subtracting situations

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What is addition?

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Addition is the process of finding the total or sum by combining two or more numbers.

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What is subtraction?

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Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers by taking one number away from another.

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What does it mean to round a number?

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Rounding a number means adjusting it to the nearest ten, hundred, etc., to make it easier to work with.

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What is the Associative Property of Addition?

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The Associative Property of Addition states that the way in which numbers are grouped when adding does not change the sum. For example, (2 + 3) + 4 = 2 + (3 + 4).

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What is the Commutative Property of Addition?

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The Commutative Property of Addition states that the order in which two numbers are added does not change the sum. For example, 3 + 5 = 5 + 3.

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What is the difference between 'more than' and 'less than'?

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'More than' means to add to a number, while 'less than' means to subtract from a number.

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If Mrs. Kiesling had 474 pencils and Nora sharpened 137 more, how many pencils does she have?

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610 pencils (474 + 137 = 611, rounded to 610).

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Cruz ran 252 miles, and Noah ran 112 more miles than Cruz. How many miles did Noah run?

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364 miles (252 + 112 = 364).

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Emily swam 617 laps, and Joey swam 242 laps less than Emily. How many laps did Joey swim?

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375 laps (617 - 242 = 375).

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What is the sum of 1000 and 485?

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1,485 (1000 + 485 = 1,485).