If your child is looking for a challenge, have them do these problems after the other work is finished. Some of them include skills not covered in class, but if you have any questions about anything, just let me know!
1. Austin has 11 more jelly beans than Mark. Austin has 24 jelly beans. How many jelly beans does Mark have?
2. There were 19 sparrows in the tree. 58 more sparrows joined them. How many sparrows are in the tree now?
3. There were some lions in the zoo. 59 of them went away. Now there are 29 lions in the zoo. How many lions were in the zoo to start?
4. There were 34 ducks on the pond. 22 of them flew away. How many ducks are left on the pond?
5. There are 23 ants and 13 beetles in the garden. How many fewer beetles are there than ants?
6. There are 34 ducks and 21 geese on the lake. How many fewer geese are there than ducks?
7. Sue has 26 fewer ribbons than John. John has 61 ribbons. How many ribbons does Sue have?
8. Cara has 91 marbles. How many could be big and how many could be small?
9. Andy has 65 ribbons and Eli has 31 ribbons. How many fewer ribbons does Eli have than Andy?
10. David has 62 more markers than Miles. Miles has 17 markers. How many markers does David have?
Pick a number of the day between 1-100. Have your child make a table like we did at school (the same as below). Have your child represent the number in different ways. I have included an example.
| Numeral | Number Word |
| Tallies | Equations |
| Numeral 63 | Number word sixty-three |
| Tallies | Equations 60+3=63 64-1=63 62+1=63 |
Please show your work!
1. There are 11 robins and 36 sparrows in the tree. How many robins and sparrows are in the tree all together?
2. There are 30 fewer dolphins than sharks near the shore. There are 56 sharks. How many dolphins are there?
3. Piper had 10 sticks. Dan gave her some more. Then Piper had 50 sticks. How many sticks did Dan give Piper?
Note: The word problems were created at gregtangmath.com/wordproblems
More Word Problems
*Added on April 15th, 2020 from gregtangmath.com/wordproblems.
1.There are 67 dolphins and 45 whales near the shore. How many more dolphins are there than whales?
2.Annie had some action figures. JJ gave her 30 more. Now Annie has 45 action figures. How many action figures did Annie have at first?
3. There are 90 kids in the gym. 46 are boys and the rest are girls. How many of the kids are girls?
4. There are 47 fewer giraffes than baboons in the zoo. There are 25 giraffes. How many baboons are there?
5. Zach had some apples. Eli gave him 12 more. Now Zach has 79 apples. How many apples did Zach have at first?
6. Jake has 21 fewer pencils than Jess. Jake has 71 pencils. How many pencils does Jess have?
7. There are 47 birds on the pond. 35 are geese and the rest are ducks. How many of the birds are ducks?
8.There are 12 more nickels than quarters in the jar. There are 42 nickels. How many quarters are there?
9. There were 35 doves in the tree. Some of them flew away. Now there are 16 doves in the tree. How many doves flew away?
10.Leo had some candies. Rob gave him 31 more. Now Leo has 65 candies. How many candies did Leo have at first?
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