Read and solve each word problem. Choose the correct answer.
| 1. | There are 4 bananas and 7 mangoes in a basket. How many fruits are there in the basket? |
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Step 1. What is asked? total number of fruits in the basket
total number of bananas in the basket
total number of mangoes in the basket
Step 2. What are given? total number of fruits in the basket
7 bananas and 4 mangoes
4 bananas and 7 mangoes
Step 3. What is the addition sentence? 4 + 11 = 15
4 + 7 = 11
4 + 4 = 8
Step 4. What is the answer? There are 11 fruits in the basket.
There are 4 bananas in the basket.
There are 11 mangoes in the basket.
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| 2. | Teacher Lily brought 6 English books and 8 Mathematics books to school. How many books did Teacher Lily bring to school? |
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Step 1. What is asked? total number of English books Teacher Lily brought to school
total number of Mathematics books Teacher Lily brought to school
total number of books Teacher Lily brought to school
Step 2. What are given? total number of books
6 English books and 8 Mathematics books
14 books
Step 3. What is the addition sentence? 6 + 8 = 14
8 + 8 = 16
6 + 4 = 10
Step 4. What is the answer? Teacher Lily brought 6 English books to school.
Teacher Lily brought 14 Mathematics to school.
Teacher Lily brought 14 books to school.
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| 3. | Sabrina has 2 red pens and 5 blue pens in her pencil case. How many pens are in Sabrina's pencil case? |
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Step 1. What is asked? total number of red pens in Sabrina's pencil case
total number of pens in Sabrina's pencil case
total number of pencils in Sabrina's pencil case
Step 2. What are given? 2 red pens and 5 blue pens
2 red pencils and 5 blue pencils
2 blue pens and 5 red pens
Step 3. What is the addition sentence? 5 + 5 = 10
2 + 2 = 4
2 + 5 = 7
Step 4. What is the answer? There are 7 pencils in Sabrina's pencil case.
There are 7 pens in Sabrina's pencil case.
There are 5 pens in Sabrina's pencil case.
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| 4. | There are 9 toy drums and 6 balls on the table. How many toys are there on the table? |
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Step 1. What is asked? total number of toys on the table
total number of toy drums
total number of balls on the table
Step 2. What are given? 9 toy drums and 6 balls
6 toy drums and 9 balls
15 toys
Step 3. What is the addition sentence? 9 + 9 = 18
6 + 6 = 12
9 + 6 = 15
Step 4. What is the answer? There are 9 toys on the table.
There are 15 toys on the table.
There are 15 toy drums on the table.
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