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Mixed Word Problems - Up to 1,000

šŸ•µļøā€ā™‚ļø The Master Level. You must read the story, find the massive numbers, figure out if it's + or -, and stack them perfectly to solve.

Lesson 2

Concept

This is the end of the line. The final boss of 3-Digit Math. šŸŽÆ **The Final Checklist:** 1. **Highlight the Numbers:** 452, 128. 2. **Find the Action Word:** * "Total, Altogether, Found more, Grouped" -> ADD (+). * "Left, Difference, More Than, Spent, Lost" -> SUBTRACT (-). 3. **Stack properly:** Biggest number on top. Right-aligned. 4. **Choose the Universe:** Are you carrying? Or borrowing? 5. **Double check!** Does your answer make logical sense in the real world?

Try it

Defeat the Final Bosses! **Instructions:** Find the clues. Stack the numbers. Choose + or -. Solve! **Mystery 1:** The school cafeteria ordered 850 cartons of milk for the week. By Wednesday, the students had drank 462 cartons. How many cartons are left for Thursday and Friday? * Clue word: _________ (Plus or Minus?) * Stacked equation: * Answer: ___ cartons. **Mystery 2:** A builder used 348 red bricks to build a wall. He used 529 gray bricks to build another wall. How many bricks did he use altogether? * Clue word: _________ (Plus or Minus?) * Stacked equation: * Answer: ___ bricks. **Mystery 3:** Sally collected 604 seashells on her vacation. When she got home, she gave 150 of them to her friends as presents. How many seashells did she keep? * Answer: ___ seashells. **Mystery 4:** A pilot flew 425 miles to Chicago, and then immediately flew 380 miles to New York. Total distance? * Answer: ___ miles.