Add three or more numbers up to three digits – word problems
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A men’s clothing store ordered some winter jumpers to sell. They ordered 55 red jumpers, 593 green jumpers, and 5 blue jumpers. How many winter jumpers did the store order in all?
_____ jumpers
Add the numbers of jumpers.
Add the ones. Add 5 + 3 + 5. Remember to carry over.
Add the tens. Add 1 + 5 + 9. Remember to carry over.
Add the hundreds. Add 1 + 5.
The sum is 653.
The store ordered 653 winter jumpers in all.Add the ones. Add 5 + 3 + 5. Remember to carry over.
In the classroom supply cabinet there are 3 sheets of white paper, 36 sheets of yellow paper, and 471 sheets of blue paper. How many sheets of paper are there in all?
_____ sheets of paper
Add the numbers of sheets of paper.
Add the ones. Add 3 + 6 + 1. Remember to carry over.
Add the tens. Add 1 + 3 + 7. Remember to carry over.
Add the hundreds. Add 1 + 4.
The sum is 510.
There are 510 sheets of paper in all.
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