Routine Word Problems : āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽā§āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϝāĻž
1. Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Maria has 2,345 apples. She bought 1,278 more. How many apples does she have now ? āĻŽāĻžā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§°āϤ 2,345āĻāĻž āĻāĻĒā§āϞ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻ āĻā§°ā§ 1,278āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤāĻžāĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒā§āϞ āĻāĻā§?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 3,523 B) 3,613 C) 3,623 D) 3,723
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ: 2,345 + 1,278 = 3,623
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 3,623 apples
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: "Bought more" = Add (āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ). ["āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϞā§" = āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
2. Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: A school library has 3,234 books. 1,567 books were borrowed. How many books are left ? āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧā§° āϞāĻžāĻāĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§°ā§āϤ 3,234āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ 1,567āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āϧāĻžā§°āϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 1,567 B) 1,667 C) 1,767 D) 1,867
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ: 3,234 − 1,567 = 1,667
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) 1,667 books
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: "Left" or "Borrowed" = Subtract (āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ).["āĻŦāĻžāĻā§" āĻŦāĻž "āϧāĻžā§°āϞ⧠āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž" = āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
3. Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: John has âš2,150. He spends âš1,675. How much money is left ?
āĻāύ⧰ āĻāĻā§°āϤ âš2,150 āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻāĻ âš1,675 āĻā§°āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) âš425 B) âš475 C) âš525 D) âš575
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ: 2,150 − 1,675 = 475
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) âš475
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: "Spends" = Subtract (āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ).["āĻā§°āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞā§" = āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
4. Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: There are 1,456 students in Grade 3 and 1,389 students in Grade 4. How many students are there in total ?
āϤā§āϤā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āϤ 1,456āĻāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāϤā§ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āϤ 1,389āĻāύ āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 2,745 B) 2,835 C) 2,845 D) 2,955
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ: 1,456 + 1,389 = 2,845
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 2,845 students
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: "Total" = Add (āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ). ["āĻŽā§āĻ " = āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
5. Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: A farmer harvested 1,845 kg of rice in January and 1,378 kg in February. How much rice did he harvest in total ?
āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āώāĻā§ āĻāĻžāύā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āϤ 1,845 kg āĻā§°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžā§°ā§āϤ 1,378 kg āϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ kg āϧāĻžāύ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻāĻāĻŋāϞ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 3,123 kg B) 3,213 kg C) 3,223 kg D) 3,323 kg
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ: 1,845 + 1,378 = 3,223
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 3,223 kg
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: "In total" = Add (āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ).["āĻŽā§āĻ " = āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
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1. Books Sold / āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ
Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: A bookstore sold 1,234 storybooks and 876 science books. How many books were sold altogether ?
āĻāĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧠1,234āĻāύ āĻāϞā§āĻĒā§° āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ 876āĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ⧰ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻš'āϞ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 2,000 B) 2,100 C) 2,110 D) 2,120
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ: 1,234 + 876 = 2,110
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 2,110
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: "Altogether" = Add (āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ). ["āĻŽā§āĻ " = āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
2. Boys and Girls / āϞ'ā§°āĻž āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϞā§
Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: There are 2,450 students in a school. 1,235 are boys. How many are girls ?
āĻāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāϤ 2,450āĻāύ āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°-āĻāĻžāϤā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ 1,235āĻāύ āϞ'ā§°āĻžāĨ¤ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāϞā§ā§° āϏāĻāĻā§āϝāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 1,205 B) 1,215 C) 1,225 D) 1,235
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ : 2,450 − 1,235
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) 1,215
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: "How many are left?" = Subtract (āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ).["āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§?" = āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
3. Pages Read / āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻž
Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Liza read 145 pages on Monday, 138 pages on Tuesday, and 152 pages on Wednesday. How many pages did she read in total ?
āϞāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ āϏā§āĻŽāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ 145 āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻž, āĻŽāĻāϞāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ 138 āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻž, āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦā§āϧāĻŦāĻžā§°ā§ 152 āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§āώā§āĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāϞ⧠?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 425 B) 430 C) 435 D) 440
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ : 145 + 138 + 152 = 435
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 435
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: Read on different days = Add all (āϏāĻāϞ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻ). [āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĻāĻŋāύāϤ āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻž = āϏāĻāϞ⧠āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻāĨ¤]
4. Corn / āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž
Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: A farmer has 1,500 kg of corn. He sold 275 kg and then bought 450 kg more. How much corn does he have now ?
(āĻāĻāύ āĻā§āώāĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϤ 1,500 kg āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āĻāĻ 275 kg āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻā§°ā§ āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ 450 kg āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤā§āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻā§°āϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ kg āĻā§āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻā§ ?)
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 1,575 kg B) 1,625 kg C) 1,675 kg D) 1,725 kg
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ : 1,500 − 275 = 1,225 , 1,225 + 450 = 1,675
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: C) 1,675 kg
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: Sold = −, Bought = + (āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°ā§ = −, āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϞ⧠= +)
5. Books on Shelves / āϤāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ
Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ : There are 4 shelves. Each shelf can hold 425 books. If 3 shelves are full and the 4th shelf has 378 books, how many books are there in total ?
ā§ĒāĻāĻž āϤāĻžāĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āϤāĻžāĻāϤ 425āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āϧ⧰ā§āĨ¤ ā§ŠāĻāĻž āϤāĻžāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§ ā§Ēā§°ā§āĻĨ āϤāĻžāĻāϤ 378āĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāύ āĻāĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻā§ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 1,603 B) 1,653 C) 1,653 D) 1,703
Solution / āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
Books in 3 full shelves: 3 × 425 = 1,2753
Add books in the 4th shelf: 1,275 + 378 = 1,653
Ans / āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: B) 1,653 books
Shortcut / āϏāĻšāĻ āĻā§āĻļāϞ: 3 full shelves = 3 × 425, then + 378 (ā§ŠāĻāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϤāĻžāĻ = 3 × 425, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ + 378)
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Practice Set
1. Question / āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Sarah bought 3 boxes of chocolates. Each box has 348 chocolates. How many chocolates does she have in total ? āĻā§°āĻžāĻ ā§ŠāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāύāĻŋāϞā§āĨ¤ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāϤ 348āĻāĻž āĻāĻāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāĻā§° āĻŽā§āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻž āĻāĻāϞā§āĻ āĻāĻā§ ?
Options / āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒāϏāĻŽā§āĻš: A) 944 B) 1,024 C) 1,044 D) 1,144