Enjoy following the progress of elementary kids as they attempt to collect one million postage stamps from around the world.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Do the Math

 This week (Week 4) we collected 1,574 stamps.  Last week we collected 567 stamps. 

1.  How many stamps did we collect altogether in these two weeks?
2.  How many more stamps did we collect this week than last week?
3.  How many fewer stamps did we collect last week?

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4 comments:

  1. Classroom TeacherApril 12, 2011 at 5:22 PM

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  2. Jolene J.April 17, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    We cut out over 1,600 stamps the past week and will bring into school in April/May. WOW - a lot of work and time!
    The Jensens

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  3. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 12:58 PM

    #1 is 2,141. I got it by adding.

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  4. AnonymousApril 20, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    #2 is 1007. I got the answer by subtracting.

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