How it works
Do one step, then the next. Read what the leftover means.
Check by rounding: does the answer make sense?
Use a letter for the unknown if it helps.
Worked examples
Multiply, then add
- Ravi has 4 bags with 12 marbles in each. He gets 35 more. How many marbles does Ravi have now?
- 4 bags of 12 is 4 × 12 = 48.
- 48 + 35 = 83.
- So the answer is 83.
A bigger one
- Nora has 5 packs with 25 stickers in each. She gets 92 more. How many stickers does Nora have now?
- 5 packs of 25 is 5 × 25 = 125.
- 125 + 92 = 217.
- So the answer is 217.
Check by rounding
- Kofi has 4 bags with 489 beads in each. He gets 1,163 more. How many beads does Kofi have now?
- 4 × 489 is about 4 × 500 = 2000.
- 4 × 489 = 1956, and 1956 + 1163 = 3119.
- So the answer is 3119.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- Ravi has 52 marbles. He gives away 6. Then he gets 54 more. How many marbles does Ravi have now?