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Tape diagrams

Printable practice with an answer key the engine computes, at three levels, in as many versions as you need.

Problem types

Sample Sheet · Level 1

  1. tape diagram. forks: 4 boxes, 12; spoons: 3 boxes; in all: ?forks12spoons?
    There are 12 forks. How many forks and spoons in all?
  2. tape diagram. nickels: 2 boxes, ?; dimes: 3 boxes; in all: 30nickels?dimes30
    There are 30 coins in all. How many nickels?
  3. tape diagram. cats: 4 boxes, ?; dogs: 5 boxes; in all: 45cats?dogs45
    There are 45 animals in all. How many cats?
  4. tape diagram. cups: 2 boxes; plates: 5 boxes, ?; in all: 21cupsplates?21
    There are 21 dishes in all. How many plates?
  5. tape diagram. pens: 3 boxes; pencils: 4 boxes, 24; in all: ?penspencils24?
    There are 24 pencils. How many pens and pencils in all?
  6. tape diagram. boys: 3 boxes, 6; girls: 2 boxes; in all: ?boys6girls?
    There are 6 boys. How many members in all?
  7. tape diagram. apples: 2 boxes, ?; oranges: 3 boxes; in all: 20apples?oranges20
    There are 20 pieces of fruit in all. How many apples?
  8. tape diagram. cars: 2 boxes, 10; trucks: 5 boxes; in all: ?cars10trucks?
    There are 10 cars. How many vehicles in all?

Answer key

  1. 21 forks and spoons
  2. 12 nickels
  3. 20 cats
  4. 15 plates
  5. 42 pens and pencils
  6. 10 members
  7. 8 apples
  8. 35 vehicles

Sample Sheet · Level 3

  1. tape diagram. forks: 9 boxes; spoons: 8 boxes, 88; in all: ?forksspoons88?
    There are 88 spoons. How many forks and spoons in all?
  2. tape diagram. cats: 4 boxes; dogs: 7 boxes, ?, 6 more past box 4catsdogs?6 more
    There are 6 more dogs than cats. How many dogs?
  3. tape diagram. cups: 2 boxes, ?; plates: 7 boxes, 42cups?plates42
    There are 42 plates. How many cups?
  4. tape diagram. apples: 9 boxes, ?; oranges: 7 boxes; in all: 32apples?oranges32
    There are 32 pieces of fruit in all. How many apples?
  5. tape diagram. boys: 5 boxes; girls: 9 boxes, ?, 44 more past box 5boysgirls?44 more
    There are 44 more girls than boys. How many girls?
  6. tape diagram. boys: 7 boxes, 63; girls: 2 boxes; in all: ?boys63girls?
    There are 63 boys. How many members in all?
  7. tape diagram. nickels: 2 boxes, ?; dimes: 5 boxes; in all: 14nickels?dimes14
    There are 14 coins in all. How many nickels?
  8. tape diagram. cars: 2 boxes, ?; trucks: 3 boxes, 36cars?trucks36
    There are 36 trucks. How many cars?

Answer key

  1. 187 forks and spoons
  2. 14 dogs
  3. 12 cups
  4. 18 apples
  5. 99 girls
  6. 81 members
  7. 4 nickels
  8. 24 cars

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