Examples with solutions for Addition: Worded problems

Exercise #1

There are 47 horses in total in a field. Next to the field there are three paddocks, each with a capacity for 10 horses.

How many horses will remain in the field once each of the paddocks is filled?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the total capacity of the paddocks.
  • Step 2: Subtract the total paddock capacity from the total number of horses.

Let's proceed with each step:

Step 1: Calculate the total capacity of the paddocks.
Each paddock can hold 10 horses. There are 3 paddocks, so the total capacity is:

3×10=30 3 \times 10 = 30

Step 2: Subtract the total paddock capacity from the total number of horses.
We start with 47 horses. Placing 30 horses in the paddocks leaves:

4730=17 47 - 30 = 17

Therefore, the number of horses that will remain in the field is 17 17 .

Answer

17 17

Exercise #2

On the shelf in the supermarket warehouse, there are 64 milk cartons.

The supermarket's workers arranged took 4 boxes of 10 milk cartons each.

How many milk cartons are left on the warehouse shelf?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the number of milk cartons removed
  • Step 2: Subtract the removed cartons from the initial total
  • Step 3: Verify the result with the answer choices

Here's how we do it:
Step 1: Calculate the total milk cartons taken away. The problem states that 4 boxes of 10 cartons each were removed:
Total Cartons Removed=4×10=40\text{Total Cartons Removed} = 4 \times 10 = 40

Step 2: Subtract the removed cartons from the initial total of 64:
Remaining Cartons=6440=24\text{Remaining Cartons} = 64 - 40 = 24

Step 3: Compare with choices, and we see that 24 is indeed one of the choices provided (Choice 2).

Therefore, the number of milk cartons left on the warehouse shelf is 24 24 .

Answer

24 24

Exercise #3

There are 73 people in a dance group.

If the dancers are divided into 10 groups of 10 dancers, then how many dancers will be left without a group?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll proceed with the following steps:

  • Step 1: Perform division to find how many groups of 10 dancers can be formed.
  • Step 2: Calculate the remainder to find how many dancers are left ungrouped.

Let's go through the steps:

Step 1: Divide 73 (total dancers) by 10 (dancers per group). We calculate:

73÷10=7 remainder 3 73 \div 10 = 7 \text{ remainder } 3

This division tells us that we can form 7 complete groups of 10 dancers each, with a remainder indicating the number of dancers left ungrouped.

Step 2: The remainder from the division is 3, indicating there are 3 dancers left without a group.

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 3\mathbf{3} dancers remain without a group.

Answer

3 3

Exercise #4

Ronnie has 35 rings and wants to put them in his jewelry box.

The box has 2 rows and each row has room for ten rings.

If he fills the jewelry box, how many rings will be left out?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the given information
  • Step 2: Calculate the total capacity of the jewelry box
  • Step 3: Determine how many rings will be left out

Now, let's work through each step:

Step 1: The problem gives us 35 rings. The jewelry box has 2 rows, and each row can hold 10 rings.

Step 2: We'll calculate the total capacity of the jewelry box:

The capacity of one row is 10 10 rings. Since there are 2 rows, the total capacity is 2×10=20 2 \times 10 = 20 rings.

Step 3: To find out how many rings will be left out after filling the box, subtract the box's total capacity from the total number of rings:

3520=15 35 - 20 = 15

Therefore, the number of rings that will be left out is 15 15 .

Answer

15 15

Exercise #5

Maya has 20 bracelets and Rachel has 17 bracelets. They decide to collectively give 7 bracelets to their friend Danielle. How many do they have left?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the total number of bracelets they start with.
  • Step 2: Subtract the number of bracelets given away.

Now, let's work through these steps:

Step 1: Initially, Maya has 20 bracelets and Rachel has 17 bracelets.
We add these two numbers to find the total number of bracelets they have together:

20+17=37 20 + 17 = 37

Step 2: They decide to give 7 bracelets to Danielle.
To find out how many bracelets they have left, we subtract the number of bracelets given to Danielle from the initial total:

377=30 37 - 7 = 30

Therefore, Maya and Rachel together have 30\mathbf{30} bracelets remaining after giving away 7 bracelets to Danielle.

Answer

30 30

Exercise #6

Maya has 20 bracelets and Rachel has 17 bracelets. They decide to give some of their bracelets to their friend Danielle. If they still have 30 bracelets collectively, how many bracelets did they give to Danielle?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Calculate the original number of bracelets that Maya and Rachel have together. Maya has 20 bracelets, and Rachel has 17, so initially, they have 20+17=37 20 + 17 = 37 bracelets.
  • Step 2: Determine how many bracelets they have after giving some to Danielle. Together, they now have 30 bracelets.
  • Step 3: Calculate the number of bracelets given to Danielle by finding the difference between the original total and the current total. This is given by 3730 37 - 30 .

Now, let's compute:

Initially, Maya and Rachel collectively had 37 37 bracelets. After giving some to Danielle, they have 30 30 bracelets. Therefore, the number of bracelets they gave to Danielle is 3730=7 37 - 30 = 7 .

The correct answer is 7\mathbf{7} bracelets.

Thus, the correct choice from the provided options is Choice 4: 7 7 .

Answer

7 7

Exercise #7

Jonathan has 15 pencils and Daniel has 17 pencils.

They decide to give 2 pencils each to their friend Betty.

How many pencils do Jonathan and Daniel have left altogether?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll address each part step-by-step and verify at each stage:

  • Step 1: Determine how many pencils Jonathan has after giving away pencils.
  • Step 2: Determine how many pencils Daniel has after giving away pencils.
  • Step 3: Add the remaining pencils of Jonathan and Daniel to find out how many they collectively have left.

Let's proceed through the steps:

Step 1: Jonathan has 15 pencils originally. He gives 2 pencils to Betty. Therefore, his remaining number of pencils is: 152=13 15 - 2 = 13

Step 2: Daniel has 17 pencils originally. He gives 2 pencils to Betty. Therefore, his remaining number of pencils is: 172=15 17 - 2 = 15

Step 3: To find the total number of pencils Jonathan and Daniel have left, we add their remaining pencils together: 13+15=28 13 + 15 = 28

Therefore, Jonathan and Daniel have altogether 28 28 pencils left.

Answer

30 30

Exercise #8

Leah and Ron have a collection of coins. Leah has 20 bronze coins and Ron has 17 silver coins.

How many coins do Leah and Ron have altogether?

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we will determine the total number of coins by adding Leah's coins to Ron's coins:

  • Step 1: Leah has 20 bronze coins.
  • Step 2: Ron has 17 silver coins.
  • Step 3: We find the total by adding the number of coins Leah has to the number of coins Ron has.

By performing the addition:

20+17=37 20 + 17 = 37

Therefore, the total number of coins that Leah and Ron have altogether is 37 37 .

The correct answer among the choices is: 37 37 , which corresponds to choice 3.

Answer

37 37