IXL | Multi-step addition word problems

Heather counted 46 birds during her long walk to work. On her way home, she saw 22 more birds than that! How many birds did Heather see in all?

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In the canned goods aisle at a grocery store, there are 48 cans of whole tomatoes. There are 24 more cans of diced tomatoes than whole tomatoes. How many cans of tomatoes are there in all?

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solution

Step 1: Find how many cans of diced tomatoes there are.

There are 48 cans of whole tomatoes. There are 24 more cans of diced tomatoes than whole tomatoes. Draw a model.

Cans of whole tomatoes

How many more cans of diced tomatoes

Cans of diced tomatoes

Now, write an equation and solve.

There are 72 cans of diced tomatoes.

Step 2: Find how many cans of tomatoes there are in all.

There are 48 cans of whole tomatoes. There are 72 cans of diced tomatoes. Draw another model.

Total cans of tomatoes

Cans of whole tomatoes

Cans of diced tomatoes

Now, write another equation and solve.

120

There are 120 cans of tomatoes in all.

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