Simpler Version:
Word problem:
Sara has 10 stickers in her collection. She bought 5 more stickers at the store. How many stickers does Sara have now?
Math vocabulary: addition, collection, bought, stickers
Solution:
To solve this problem, we need to add the number of stickers Sara already has to the number of stickers she bought.
Sara already has 10 stickers in her collection.
She bought 5 more stickers at the store.
To find out how many stickers Sara has now, we need to add 10 and 5.
10 + 5 = 15
Therefore, Sara now has 15 stickers in her collection.
Same Version:
Word problem:
Sara has 45 stickers in her collection. She bought 23 more stickers at the store. How many stickers does Sara have now?
Math vocabulary: addition, subtraction, collection, bought, stickers
Solution:
To solve this problem, we need to add the number of stickers Sara already has to the number of stickers she bought.
Sara already has 45 stickers in her collection.
She bought 23 more stickers at the store.
To find out how many stickers Sara has now, we need to add 45 and 23.
45 + 23 = 68
Therefore, Sara now has 68 stickers in her collection.
More Complex Version:
Word problem:
Sara has 78 stickers in her collection. She gave 35 stickers to her friend and then bought 52 more stickers at the store. How many stickers does Sara have now?
Math vocabulary: addition, subtraction, collection, gave, bought, stickers
Solution:
To solve this problem, we need to subtract the number of stickers Sara gave away from the number of stickers she had, and then add the number of stickers she bought.
Sara initially had 78 stickers in her collection.
She gave 35 stickers to her friend.
To find out how many stickers Sara had left, we need to subtract 35 from 78.
78 - 35 = 43
After giving away stickers, Sara had 43 stickers left.
She then bought 52 more stickers at the store.
To find out how many stickers Sara has now, we need to add 43 and 52.
43 + 52 = 95
Therefore, Sara now has 95 stickers in her collection.
