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Real Life Problems Addition - Subtraction

The document provides examples of using addition and subtraction to solve word problems. For addition problems, it shows setting up the calculation of the initial amounts plus any additional amounts. For subtraction problems, it shows setting up the calculation of the initial amount minus any amounts taken away. It demonstrates these concepts through multiple examples involving students in a class, cookies sold at a bakery, marbles owned, baseball cards and money collected. The document uses a consistent structure of presenting the problem, solution by setting up and performing the calculation, and stating the answer.

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Real Life Problems Addition - Subtraction

The document provides examples of using addition and subtraction to solve word problems. For addition problems, it shows setting up the calculation of the initial amounts plus any additional amounts. For subtraction problems, it shows setting up the calculation of the initial amount minus any amounts taken away. It demonstrates these concepts through multiple examples involving students in a class, cookies sold at a bakery, marbles owned, baseball cards and money collected. The document uses a consistent structure of presenting the problem, solution by setting up and performing the calculation, and stating the answer.

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SSADDITION

Problem: There are 18 students in the classroom. If 11 more


students join the class, how many students are there now?

Solution: To find the total number of students after the new


students joined, we perform addition:

18 (initial students) + 11 (new students) = 29 students in total.

Answer: There are 29 students in the classroom now.

Problem: Sarah has 32 red marbles and 20 blue marbles. How


many marbles does she have in total?

Solution: To find the total number of marbles Sarah has, we


perform addition:

32 (red marbles) + 20 (blue marbles) = 52 marbles in total.

Answer: Sarah has 52 marbles in total.

Problem: Timmy collected 14 baseball cards on Monday and 10


more on Tuesday. How many baseball cards does Timmy have
in all?
Solution: To find the total number of baseball cards Timmy
collected, we perform addition:

14 (Monday) + 10 (Tuesday) = 24 baseball cards in total.

Answer: Timmy has 24 baseball cards in all.

Problem: A bakery sold 35 chocolate chip cookies and 42


oatmeal cookies in one day. How many cookies did the bakery
sell in total?

Solution: To find the total number of cookies sold, we perform


addition:

35 (chocolate chip cookies) + 42 (oatmeal cookies) = 77


cookies sold in total.

Answer: The bakery sold 77 cookies in total.

Problem: Emma had 100 pesos, and her grandmother gave her
520 more pesos as a gift. How much money does Emma have
now?

Solution: To find out how much money Emma has in total, we


perform addition:
P100 (initial money) + P520 (gift from grandmother) = P620 in
total.

Answer: Emma has P620 in total.

SUBTRACTION

Problem: Sarah had 45 apples, and she gave 9 apples to her


friend. How many apples does Sarah have left?

Solution: To find out how many apples Sarah has left, we


perform subtraction:

45 (initial apples) - 9 (apples given to her friend) = 36 apples


left.

Answer: Sarah has 36 apples left.

Problem: There were 28 students in the school library. If 10


students left, how many students are still in the library?

Solution: To find out how many students are still in the


library, we perform subtraction:

28 (initial students) - 10 (students who left) = 18 students


still in the library.

Answer: There are 18 students still in the library.


Problem: Emma had 42 stickers, and she decided to use 15 of
them to decorate her notebook. How many stickers does she
have now?

Solution: To find out how many stickers Emma has left, we


perform subtraction:

42 (initial stickers) - 15 (stickers used for decorating) = 27


stickers left.

Answer: Emma has 27 stickers left.

Problem: A toy store had 50 toy cars, but they sold 28 of


them. How many toy cars are left in the store?

Solution: To find out how many toy cars are left in the store,
we perform subtraction:

50 (initial toy cars) - 28 (toy cars sold) = 22 toy cars left in


the store.

Answer: There are 22 toy cars left in the store.


Problem: Mia had P45, and she spent P28 on a new dress. How
much money does Mia have left?

Solution: To find out how much money Mia has left, we


perform subtraction:

P45 (initial money) - P28 (spent on a dress) = P17 left.

Answer: Mia has P17 left.

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