Adding in Real Life

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Today we looked at addition with regrouping.  Make up a problem about using adding in everyday life.  Make sure your problem uses three-digit numbers and requires regrouping in the ones place.

Then solve a problem written by one of your classmates!

26 thoughts on “Adding in Real Life”

  1. I read one book that had 217 pages and another that had 214 pages. How many pages did I read?
    217+214=

  2. I have 159 action figures and 108 lego pieces. How many do I have altogether?

    Answer to Alex’s – 431

  3. Upstairs in my house I have 427 books. Downstairs in my house I have 425 books. How many books do I have all together?

    Austin’s Answer : 267.

  4. i have 199 books in my room
    i have 830 Lego pieces
    how many do i have all together

    Peter’s Answer is: 852

  5. We have a huge movie collection at home.My dad has 346 movies and the kids have 212 movies. How many movies do we have in all?

    Answer to Austins problem: 159 + 108= 267

  6. I have 31 regular pencils.I have 37colored pencils.How many pencils do I have in total?

    Answer to Ariana’s post :

    346+212=558

  7. Ariana’s answer is 558.
    I have 425 coins in my piggy bank. My sister has 367 in her piggy bank. How many coins do we have together?

  8. Olivia’s answer is 792 coins.
    I have 693 pennies and my grandma gave me 105 pennies.
    How many pennies do I have in total?

  9. Olivia’s answer is 791
    I have 543 pieces of paper my friend has 327 pieces of paper.How many pieces of paper do we have all together?

  10. I had a diary that had 155 pages in it. I ran out of pages so my dad bought me a new one. This diary has 198 pages in it. With both diary’s, how many pages are there altogether?
    155+198=??

  12. I have 134 Halo toys
    I have 118 transformers.
    How many toys do I have in all?

    134+118=?

    The answer to Tessa problem: 830+119=1,029

  14. I want 450 pieces of candy & i also want 357 of chocolate. How much candy do I want to have?

  16. I have 239 Pokemon cards. Jacob has 111 Pokemon cards. How many cards are there all together?

  18. My daddy has 505 emails.My mommy has 608 emails.How many altogether?

    Dominic’s answer is 350 cards

  21. Eden’s answer is 322 pieces of candy in all.

    My Mom spent $285 on my grandma’s birthday party. And my aunt spent $177. How much did they spend together?

  22. South orangetown middle school`s libary has 944war books and 206earth books.
    How many war and earth books are at south orangetown middle school`s libary?

    Alexa`s answer is 264 dollers.

  23. A deck costs 129$. The trucks & wheels cost 106$. How much does a skateboard cost?

    Henry’s answer is 1,150

  26. I have 115 pokemon cards and my mom bought me 247 how many pokemon cards do I have now.
    115+247=362 😉

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