Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

Coach Alatorre had 376 soccer balls. She threw away 197 broken soccer balls. Then she bought 115 more soccer balls. Which equation shows how to find the number of soccer balls Coach Alatorre has now?

• 376 + 197 + 115

• 376 - 197 + 115

• 376 + 197 - 115

• 376 + 197 + 115

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Samuel did 102 sit-ups on Monday. He did 49 sit-ups on Tuesday. About how many more sit-ups did Samuel do on Monday than on Tuesday?

• 25

• 50

• 75

• 150

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

How many more tickets were sold Wednesday and Thursday combined than Friday?

• 50

• 42

• 27

• 81

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

What is the best ESTIMATE for the number of tickets that were sold during all 4 days of the carnival?

• 809

• 700

• 810

• 790

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Choose the correct answer.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.1.NBT.C.4

CCSS.2.MD.B.6

Choose the correct answer.

• A

• B

• C

• D

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There were 127 people at the art exhibit on Thursday. There were 348 at the exhibit on Friday and 504 people on Saturday. What is the BEST ESTIMATE of the total number of people that attended the art exhibit on the three days?

• 1,000

• 950

• 1,100

• 980

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Claudio bought a new shirt for $18 and a new tie for $8. What is the best estimate for how much he spent in all?

• $10

• $20

• $30

• $40

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Cora scored 27 points during a basketball game. Claire scored 5 more points than Cora. Leah scored the same number of points as Claire. How many points did the three girls score in all?

• 93

• 86

• 91

• 81

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Tyler has a goal to practice his violin for 320 minutes a week.

o On Tuesday, he practiced for 165 minutes,

o On Thursday, he practiced for 53 minutes.

How many more minutes does Tyler need to practice to minute goal this week?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8