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Multi-Step Problem Solving

With teacher support, make sense of multi-step problems involving larger numbers or mixed operations by breaking them into parts, choosing strategies, and checking answers for reasonableness — children at this stage are developing the habi…

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A library has 842 books. It receives 175 new books and then gives away 120 books. About how many books are in the library now?

Question 2 of 3

A school fundraiser has collected $738. First, they spent $124 on decorations, and after that they raised $259 more from a bake sale. How much money does the fundraiser have now?

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The school library has 420 books. It receives a donation of 185 more books. After that, the library gives away 97 books to another school. How many books does the library have now?

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