Does your teacher send a count of the number of lunches your class orders to the cooks in the cafeteria?

The lunch count is a way to use addition and subtraction in real life to be sure every child has a lunch for the day!

Let's take a look at a lunch count that a teacher turned in for the day.

Lunch Count

     __7__Buy hot lunch

     __3__Buy alternate menu

     __2__Buy soup & sandwich

     __1__Buy P B & J

     __4__Buy milk only (brought lunch)

 + __3__ Nothing needed (brought everything)
_________________________

    ____ Total

 
 
Look at the lunch count above to answer the following questions.
Be sure to click on the "OK" or "X" after you see if you are correct.
 

1.

How many children ordered lunch today?

Choose:

10 children
13 children

12 children

7 children

 

2.

How many children brought their lunch today?

Choose:

 7 children
 8 children
4 children
3 children

 

3.

 

How many more children are buying lunch than bringing their lunch?

Choose:

8 children
 5 children
10 children
 7 children

 

4.

 

 How many more children ordered hot lunch than PB and J ?

Choose:

10 children 8 children
7 children
6 children
 

 

 

5.

 

 How many children brought their lunch in all?

Choose:

10 children
 3 children
4 children
 7 children

 

 

6.

 

 How many children are in the class?

Choose:

25 children
23 children
22 children
24 children

 

 

Click on the boy working on his math below to review the lesson.

Julie C. Burger, 2003

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