IXL | Addition and subtraction word problems: up to 100

Rick jumped on the couch 92 times, and his friend David jumped on it 2 times. Then, the couch broke and they both got in big trouble. How many times did they jump on the couch in total?

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Josie runs her own baking company. This morning, Josie's workers baked 57 banana cream pies. They also baked some more after lunch. In total, they baked 99 banana cream pies. How many banana cream pies did Josie's workers bake after lunch?

pies

solution

Subtract the number of banana cream pies baked this morning from the total number of banana cream pies.

Subtract:


	99

−	57

Subtract the ones.


	9	9

–	5	7

		2

Subtract the tens.


	9	9

–	5	7

	4	2

The difference is 42. Josie's workers baked 42 banana cream pies after lunch.

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Lesson: Multi-digit addition

Lesson: Multi-digit subtraction

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