Sheet # 501
Name_________________________Date:_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) Johnson Elementary School has 367 students and 28 teachers. Macy Elementary School has 87 more students than Johnson Elementary School has. How many students do the two elementary schools have in all?
2) A booth at a school carnival had a jar filled with pennies. Tim guessed that the jar contained 140 pennies. Edward guessed that it contained 165 pennies. The correct number of pennies was 30 more than the 2 guesses added together. How many pennies were in the jar?
Answers for sheet # 501
1) 821
2) 335