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Solving Two Step Word Problems Involving Addition or Subtraction
Solving Two Step Word Problems Involving Addition or Subtraction
Problems Involving
Addition And Subtraction
Of Whole Numbers
Including Money
•600 - 426 = _____
•900 - 810 = _____
•2 000 - 1 593 = _____
12 - 5 11 + 6 14 - 8
18 - 9 16 + 9 13 + 4
Mang carlos picked 115
yellow mangoes and 73
green mangoes. He sold 56
mangoes in all. How many
mangoes were left to him?
4 STEPS ON PROBLEM SOLVING ACCORDING TO
GEORGE POLYA
Understand
What is asked?
What are given?
Plan
What operation/s are needed to solve
the problem?
What equation will solve the
Solve
Look back
Does your answer make sense?
Did you label it correctly?
Understand
What is asked?
- Number of mangoes left to Mang
Carlo.
What are given?
- 115 yellow mangoes, 73 green
mangoes, sold 56 in all
Plan
What operation/s are needed to solve
the problem?
- Addition and subtraction
What equation will solve the
problem?
- 115 + 73 – 56 = n
Solve
Addition: 115
+ 73
188
Subtraction: 188
- 56
132 mangoes
Look back
Does your answer make sense?
- Yes, since 132 is less than the total.
- Yes, since 2 steps were used to find
the total number of mangoes first, then
the number of mangoes left.
Did you label it correctly?
- Yes
1. Mr. Javier has to deliver 760 sacks of rice. He
delivered 510 to Mr. Rosales and 140 to Mr.
Acosta. How many more sacks of rice will be
delivered?