3. Write number sentences for each of these word problems and then work out the answers.
a) Joey travelled a distance of 289km on Monday and 214km on Tuesday. How far did he travel altogether?
Number sentence:
b) There are 357 girls in Hollystown primary school and 287 boys. How many children are there in the school altogether?
Number sentence:
c) Colin had 128 marbles. Then Cyril gave him some more marbles. Colin now has 222 marbles. How many marbles did Cyril give him?
Number sentence:
d) The Mahon family were travelling from Dublin to Los Angeles on 2 different flights. The first flight from Dublin to Boston was 4824km. They then got a flight from Boston to Los Angeles. If the total distance was 8362km, what was the distance from Boston to Los Angeles?
Number sentence:
4. Fill in the missing numbers. You can rewrite each question vertically in your copy if it helps you work out the answer:
a) 82 – d) 44 – g)
j) 65 –
= 79 = 36
– 14 = 94 = 24
b) 25 – e) h)
k) 79 – = 19
– 25 = 13 – 88 = 111 = 54
c) 32 – f)
i) 23 – l) 51 –
= 14
– 36 = 121 = 9
= 18
What operation did you use to complete the first question?