Sports Addition Problems

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🏆 Part 1: Multi-Step Sports Scores

WALT: We are learning to solve multi-step addition problems involving sports scores.

1. Basketball Championship: Sarah scored 18 points in the first quarter, 24 points in the second quarter, and 16 points in the third quarter. What is her total score?

Total score: _____________ points

2. Cricket Match: Team A scored 45 runs in the first innings and 38 runs in the second innings. Team B scored 52 runs in the first innings and 29 runs in the second innings. How many runs did both teams score altogether?

Combined total: _____________ runs

3. Swimming Carnival: Jake's times were 35 seconds, 42 seconds, and 38 seconds across three races. What was his total time?

Total time: _____________ seconds

4. Football Season: In four matches, the Lions scored 21, 18, 25, and 16 points. What was their total score for the season?

Season total: _____________ points

🎯 Part 2: Problem Solving Strategies

5. Tennis Tournament: Emma won prize money of $125 in Round 1, $150 in Round 2, and $175 in the final. Which strategy would you use to find her total prize money?

Add all three amounts at once

Add the first two, then add the third

Use partitioning (break into hundreds, tens, ones)

All of the above strategies work

6. Athletics Day: The Red House scored 156 points, Blue House scored 142 points, and Green House scored 138 points. Estimate the total points scored by all houses.

My estimate: _____________ points

Explain your estimation strategy:

7. Rugby League: A player scored tries worth 4 points each in these matches: 2 tries, 3 tries, 1 try, and 4 tries. What is the total points from tries?

Total points from tries: _____________ points

🏅 Part 3: Create Your Own Sports Problem

8. Choose your favourite sport and create a multi-step addition problem involving scores or points. Make sure your problem needs at least 3 numbers to solve!

My sport: _________________________

My problem:

Solution:

Answer: _________________________

9. Extension Challenge: Swap problems with a partner and solve their sports problem. Show your working below:

Partner's answer: _________________________