Question

Robert spelled 29 words in his first spelling bee and spelled 23 of them correctly. He spelled 41 words in his second spelling bee and spelled 5 of them incorrectly. In this third spelling bee, he spelled 29 words correctly and 4 words incorrectly. How many words did Robert spell correctly in all? Explain how you found your answer.

Answer 1

23 correct + 36 correct +29 correct = 88 All correct.

41-5=36

Answer 2

So in the first round, 23 are correct, and there are 29 in total, meaning that he spelled 6 wrong. In the second round, 5 are incorrect, but there are 41 in total, meaning that he spelled 36 words correctly. In the last round, he spelled 29 correctly and 4 incorrectly, meaning that in total, it was 33 words. The words that he spelled correctly, we would have to add.

23 + 36 + 29 = 88 correct words added.

Hope this helped!

Nate