Challenge yourself with advanced word problems
Maria has 23 stickers. She buys 18 more, then gives 15 to her sister. How many does she have now?
A library has 64 books. They get 27 new books, then lend out 35 books. How many books do they have? ___
Add first, then subtract.
If your answer to a word problem is 200 apples and the story is about 3 kids sharing, your answer probably doesn't make sense.
Tom scored 15 points in round 1, 22 in round 2, and lost 18 points in round 3. What's his final score?
A farmer had chickens. 14 hatched from eggs. Now he has 38 chickens. How many did he start with? ___
Take away the new chickens.
Breaking a hard problem into smaller parts makes it easier to solve.
There are 48 students. 25 are girls. 16 students are wearing red. How many boys are there?
A store has 72 toys. They sell 28 in the morning and 19 in the afternoon. How many toys are left? ___
Subtract both amounts sold.
All information in a word problem is always needed to solve it.
Jake had $45. He earned $18 more, then spent $30. How much money does he have now?
If 3/4 of 24 cookies are chocolate, how many cookies are chocolate? ___
Find one fourth first.
Drawing pictures or diagrams only wastes time when solving problems.
A parking lot has 56 cars. 23 leave, then 17 more arrive. How many cars are there now?
Sarah read 15 pages on Monday, 23 pages on Tuesday, and 18 pages on Wednesday. How many pages in total? ___
Add all three days.
Estimation can help you check if your answer is reasonable.
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