Addition Word Problems (1-step word problems)
Example:
There are 1030 books in the library. We bought 67 more books for the library. How many books are there in the library now?
Solution:
1030 + 67 = 1097
There are 1097 books in the library now.
Example:
1085 girls and 531 boys took part in an art competition. How many students took part in the competition altogether?
Solution:
1085 + 531 = 1616
1616 students took part in the competition altogether.Example:
After giving $1085 to his wife, Simon had $746 left. How money had he at first?
Solution:
1085 + 746 = 1831
Simon had $1831 at first.
Example:
Margret sold 1392 meatballs on Friday. She sold 1940 more meatballs on Saturday than on Friday. How many meatballs did she sell on Saturday?
Solution:
1392 + 1940 = 3332
She sold 3332 meatballs on Saturday.A visual way to solve world problems using bar modeling
This type of word problem uses the part-whole model. Because the whole is missing, this is an addition problem.
Example:
Mr. Gray sold 64 drinks in the morning. Mr. Frank sold 25 drinks at night. How many drinks did they sell altogether?
How to solve addition problem using part-whole model?
Example:
Maya had some stamps. She gave 7 stamps to her younger brothers. Maya then had 14 stamps. How many stamps did Maya have at first?
Examples of 4th Grade word problems and bar models
Example:
Dad bought two hammers. One cost $18 and the other costs $28 more. What was his total bill?
Model Drawing - addition word problems
Example:
A girl jumps 42cm for her first jump in a high jump competition. Her second jump is 46cm. How high did she jump in total?
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