Word Problems Addition

Word Problems Addition - Transcript

Word Problems Involving Addition
a A garden has a border of large white rocks The garden is 3 4 meters by 2 85 meters How long is the border all the way around

Nancy made a frame for her son s art work It was 7 05 inches by 15 23 inches How long was the framing material Nancy used Ignore waste
b Jan put three packages on a scale Individually they weigh 4 2 kilograms 2 37 kilograms and 45 kilograms What is on the scale display

Three parts are to be welded They are 3 45 in 7 8 in and 98 in in length What will be the final length

c In 1990 there were 359 9 thousand people in Mytown By 1996 there were 8 6 thousand more people in town How many people lived in Mytown in 1996
The trip to the outlet store is 5 3 miles From there we will go to the campus library that is 3 02 miles From the library it is a 2 mile straight ride home How far will we drive

d The balance in the check book is 130 Sheila deposited a check for 24 51 and 12 34 in cash What is the new balance

A new couch is on sale for 1234 99 The love seat is 608 49 the coffee table is 300 What is the total for the set
e Your boss requested a breakdown of man hours spent to date for the West Coast project 30 52 hours were spent on needs assessment 52 8 hours on the proposal 25 hours planning and 120 hours in construction What is the total of man hours

The first track on my favorite CD is 5 03 minute long The next three are 3 4 5 45 and 3 minutes How much playing time is there for the first four songs

f An apple cost 0 52 an orange is 0 70 and a banana is 0 38 What is the total cost
The company made 4 56 million more this year than last year they made 12 8 million last year How much did they make this year

g Write two word problems that use addition of decimals to solve One should require the addition of three or more numbers