πagarwalmath · 3rd grade · Common Core MP.1
🎯 Guess and check
Read each story. Show your work, then write the answer.
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1A pond has ducks and frogs. There are 7 animals and 26 legs in all. How many frogs are there?
Show your workAnswer: ______________ frogs
2Two numbers add up to 22. One of them is 4 more than the other. What is the bigger number?
Show your workAnswer: ______________
3Two numbers add up to 23. One of them is 3 more than the other. What is the bigger number?
Show your workAnswer: ______________
4Two numbers add up to 27. One of them is 3 more than the other. What is the bigger number?
Show your workAnswer: ______________
5Two numbers add up to 13. One of them is 1 more than the other. What is the bigger number?
Show your workAnswer: ______________
6A bike shop has bikes and tricycles. There are 3 seats and 7 wheels in all. How many tricycles are there?
Show your workAnswer: ______________ tricycles
Answer key: Guess and check
- 1. 6 frogs
- 2. 13
- 3. 13
- 4. 15
- 5. 7
- 6. 1 tricycles
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