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DAILY PRACTICE

Story Problems

Solve these problems. Show how you got your answers.

• 1 Marisa had 574 stamps in her stamp collection. She gave 255 stamps to her brother to start his own collection. Then Marisa's aunt gave her 449 stamps. How many stamps does Marisa have in her collection now?

• 2 Ms. Gomez is running for the city council. She printed 1,000 campaign brochures for the elections. On the first day, she gave away 387 brochures. On the second day, she gave away 515 brochures. How many brochures does she have left?

• 3

  • a. Devon earned $13.50 for babysitting his niece. He also earned $4.50 for doing his chores that week. He wants to buy a backpack that costs $18.45. Does he have enough money?

  • b. If he does not have enough money, how much more does he need?

NOTE

Students solve multi-step addition and subtraction problems in a story problem context.

MWI Addition Strategies

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