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Analyze Word Problems:
Choose an Operation
Which number sentence would you use to solve? Explain.
1. Christine and Carl Jones take care of 12 horses on a ranch.
Each time they go horseback riding, they take 2 horses.
How many horses do they leave behind?
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2. One day, Christine rounds up 6 horses. Carl rounds up
9 horses. How many horses do they round up in all?
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3. About 4 foals (baby horses) are born on the ranch each year.
How many foals are born in 2 years?
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Tell which operation you would use. Then solve.
4. Admission to the rodeo is $9 for adults and $5 for
children. How much more is an adult’s ticket than a
child’s ticket?
5. A foal weighs 100 pounds. The next month she gains 90
pounds. How many pounds does she weigh now?
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Answer Key
Analyze Word Problems:
Choose an Operation
Which number sentence would you use to solve? Explain.
1. Christine and Carl Jones take care of 12 horses on a ranch.
Each time they go horseback riding, they take 2 horses.
How many horses do they leave behind?
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B; numbers of horses are being compared.
2. One day, Christine rounds up 6 horses. Carl rounds up
9 horses. How many horses do they round up in all?
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A; numbers of horses are being put together.
3. About 4 foals (baby horses) are born on the ranch each year.
How many foals are born in 2 years?
A. 4 14 5
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A; numbers of foals are being put together.
Tell which operation you would use. Then solve.
4. Admission to the rodeo is $9 for adults and $5 for
children. How much more is an adult’s ticket than a
child’s ticket?
Subtraction; $9 2 $5 5 $4
5. A foal weighs 100 pounds. The next month she gains 90
pounds. How many pounds does she weigh now?
Addition; 100 1 90 5 190 pounds
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