Math Drills
'More' Word Problems
2Word Problems
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- Worksheet
- 'More' Word Problems
The word turns into more. Even where more is written, a subtraction may be wanted, so the word by itself never fixes the equation. Reading the problem and settling which of the two numbers is being asked for has to come before the equation is built.
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Start by deciding whether the number wanted lies on the side described as more. If it does, add; if it is the other side, subtract. Skip that order and the equation goes down before the sentence has been read to the end, and both kinds of situation get pushed through one and the same calculation.
Difference Word Problems closes with these two lessons. Together with 'Fewer' Word Problems, the practice of settling an equation from the question sentence rather than from a single word is complete, and the next unit moves on to positions in a line.
- Addition3 questions
- Subtraction3 questions
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Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Difference Word Problems”, shown with their answers.
(1)On the mountain, there are 28 bears. There are 13 more monkeys than bears. How many monkeys are there? Answer □
Answer: 41monkeys
(2)In the park flower bed, 35 tulips are blooming. There are 16 more sunflowers than tulips. How many sunflowers are blooming? Answer □
Answer: 51sunflowers
(3)Grace has 63 origami sheets. There are 29 more stickers than origami sheets. How many stickers are there? Answer □
Answer: 92stickers
(4)At the zoo, there are 245 lions. There are 67 more lions than elephants. How many elephants are there? Answer □
Answer: 178elephants
(5)In Ethan's pencil case, there are 38 pencils. There are 19 more pencils than erasers. How many erasers are there? Answer □
Answer: 19erasers
(6)At the festival, 612 candies were sold. There are 345 more candies than donuts. How many donuts were sold? Answer □
Answer: 267donuts
