2+3
2+2=4 or 3+3=6
so, 2+3=5
7+6
7+3=10 and 10+3=13
12-5
12-2=10 and 10-3=7
6+_=10
10-6=4
Some friends are at a skating rink. 6 more join them. Now there are 11. How many friends were there to start?
_+6=11
5
5+6
5+5=10 or 6+6=12
so, 5+6=11
5+8
5+5=10 and 10+3=13
13-6
13-3=10 and 10-3=7
_+5=13
13-5=8
A box has 18 toys. There are 5 barbies and 6 superheroes. The rest are lego minifigs. How many minifigs are there?
_+5+6=18
so 18-11=7
8+7
8+8=16 or 7+7=14
so, 8+7=15
9+7
9+1=10 and 10+6=16
9+4=_+10
9+3=14 so 14-10=4
17-_=10
17-10=7
There are 9 fewer students at the library than at the park. There are 7 students at the library. There are 6 students at the pool. How many students are at the park?
9+7=16
The number of students at the pool doesn't matter.
20+21
20+20=40
so, 20+21=41
13+9
13+7=20 and 20+2=22
25-9
25-5=20 and 20-4=16
_-24=30
30-24=6
There are 6 birds and 3 squirrels in a tree. 4 birds fly away. How many animals are in the tree in all?
6+3=9 and 9-4=5
400+399
400+400=800
so, 400+399=799
58+7
58+2=60 and 60+5=65
225-27
225-25=200 and 200-2=198
245-_=200
245-200=45
You have 9 markers. Your friend has 2 fewer than you. How many markers are there in all?
9-2=7 and 7+9=16