Sheet # 282
Name:_____________________ Date____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) There 50 sheets of bright-colored paper in the package. The children used 24 of them. About how many sheets are left?
2) Mother baked 64 chocolate cookies. The family ate 18 of them for supper. About how many cookies were left?
3) Roger collects toy dogs. He has 16 large toy dogs and 19 small toy dogs. About how many toy dogs does Roger have?
4) Edward had 76 peanuts in his bag. He ate 24 of them. About how many peanuts were left in the bag?
5) Terry's dad drove 89 miles in the morning, and 78 miles in the afternoon. About how many miles did Terry's dad drive in all?
Answers for sheet # 282
1) 50 - 20 = 30 pages left.
2) 60 - 20 = 40 cookies left
3) 20 + 20 = 40 toy dogs
4) 80 - 20 = 60 peanuts left.
5) 90 + 80 = 170 miles