Word problems 2015

Sarah                                                  27/07/15

Walt-write a word problem from a given number sentence then solve the problem

341-297

Angel had 341 Counters and she gave away 297. How many counters does Angel have now?

300-200=100

100-90-7=3

3-41=44 counters

2. 224+977

There were 224 students at the stadium then 977 students came later.  How many students were at the stadium?

200+900=1100

20+70=90

11+1100+90=1201 students.

3.287

Joshua had 28 packets of lollies and he wanted to share between 7 friends. How many will each of his friend get?

287=4 because 4x7=28

4.12x10

Natalia had 12 bags of lollies and in each bags there are 10 lollies. How many lollies does she have altogether?

12x10=120

10x10=100

2x10=20

100+20=120 lollies

5.½ of 34

Linda bought 34 Rubbers . She wanted to share it between herself and her best friend . How many rubbers will each of them get?

½ of 34 =

½ of 30=15

½ of 4=2

15+2=17 Rubbers