Mathematics Grade 6 15 min

Add and subtract whole numbers: word problems

Add and subtract whole numbers: word problems

What you'll learn

  • Calculate the length of a line segment on a number line by applying the absolute value of the difference between the coordinates of its endpoints with 80% accuracy on a written assessment.
  • Explain the relationship between the distance formula on a number line and the concept of absolute value in a written response, demonstrating understanding of the underlying mathematical principles.
  • Solve for an unknown endpoint coordinate given the length of a line segment and the other endpoint coordinate, achieving a score of 70% or higher on a problem set.
  • Identify and correct errors in calculations of segment lengths on number lines, providing justifications for the corrections made in at least 3 out of 4 given examples.

Tutorial Preview

1

A bakery sold 150 cookies. They baked 75 more. How many cookies do they have now?

2

A book has 500 pages. You have read 120 pages. How many pages are left to read?

3

Your video game score was 800. You earned 250 points, then lost 100. What is your new score?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A school library has 250 books and receives a donation of 50 more. How many books does it have in total?
0.300
1.200
2.250
3.50
Easy
There are 80 students on a playground. 30 students go inside. How many are left on the playground?
0.110
1.80
2.50
3.30
Easy
Maria has 120 stickers. Her friend gives her 40 more. How many stickers does Maria have now?
0.80
1.160
2.120
3.40

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