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Mia has 42 marbles. Her brother gives her 18 more. How many marbles does Mia have now?
Part + Part = Whole (Total)
42 + 18 = 60 marbles
Maya found 61 shells on the beach. 39 of them were broken. How many shells were not broken?
Whole (Total) - Part = Part
61 - 39 = 22 shells
A classroom library has 317 books. If 22 students take a book, how many books will the library have left?
Whole (Total) - Part = Part
317 - 22 = 295 books
Mrs. Brown bought 96 pencils for her classroom. Her students used 52 of the pencils. How many pencils were NOT used?
Whole (Total) - Part = Part
96 - 52 = 44 pencils
In a word Problem where we know the total and one of the parts.
Subtract
Total - Part = Part
Leo has 52 star stickers. He gives his friend Tommy 27 of the stickers. How many stickers does Leo have now?
Whole (Total) - Part = Part
52 - 27 = 25 stickers
Lila stayed on the beach for 8 hours on Saturday, and 3 hours on Sunday. How many hours did Lila spend at the beach?
Part + Part = Whole (Total)
8 + 3 = 11 hours
If Bryson's math homework was 35 problems, and Bryson completed 11 of the problems at school, how many problems does he still need to finish?
Whole (Total) - Part = Part
35 - 11 = 24 problems
Lila bought 5 squishies at the mall. Then she got 8 squishes from a friend, and 2 squishes from her cousin. How many squishies did Lila get in total?
Part + Part + Part = Whole (Total)
5 + 8 + 2 = 15 squishies
When we need to find the total.
Add
Part + Part = Total
Mrs. Fields planted 20 flowers in her flower bed and 14 more flowers around her house. How many flowers did Mrs. Fields plant?
Part + Part = Whole (Total)
20 + 14 = 34 flowers
Leota rode 127 miles to the amusement park, and 15 more miles to the hotel. How many miles did Leota ride in all?
Part + Part = Whole (Total)
127 + 15 = 142 miles
Mrs. Brown had 18 students in her classroom. She sent 10 of them back to class. How many students were left in the classroom?
Whole (Total) - Part = Part
18 - 10 = 8 students
Bryson had 27 Pokemon cards. His friend gave him 35 more. How many Pokemon cards does Bryson have now?
Part + Part = Whole (Total)
27 + 35 = 62 cards
An airplane could seat 98 passengers. 76 passengers got on the plane. How many seats are still empty?
Subtract
Total number of seats - number of seats filled = number of seats empty
Leota has 28 cows, 14 goats, 5 dogs, and 8 cats. How many animals does she have in all?
Part + Part + Part + Part = Total
28 + 14 + 5 + 8 = 55 animals
It took Mrs. Fields 33 hours to drive to Disney World and back home. If it took her 17 hours to get to Disney World, how many hours did it take for her to get back home?
Total - Part = Part
33 hours - 17 hours TO Disney = 16 hours BACK HOME
Lila went back-to-school shopping. She spent $80 on new shirts, $138 on new shorts, $216 on new shoes, and $47 on accessories. How much did Lila's shopping spree cost?
Part + Part + Part + Part = Total
$80 + $138 + $216 + $47 = $481
Leota had $500 to spend on back-to-school clothing. She spent $50 for a new dress, $180 for new shoes, and $156 for new shirts. How much money does Leota have left?
Total - Part - Part - Part = Part
$500 - $50 - $180 - $156 = $114 left
When we need to find the missing part.
Subtract
Total - Part = Part
Bryson had a bag of chips that contained 32 chips. If he ate 23 chips, how many chips are left in the bag?
Total - Part = Part
32 total chips - 23 chips eaten = 9 chips leftover
Bryson had a budget of $800 for vacation. He spent $643. How much money did he have left?
Whole - Part = Part
$800 - $643 = $157 left
Mrs. Fields created 982 jeopardy games for her students. If they played 18 of them. How many jeopardy games did NOT get played?
Whole - Part = Part
982 - 18 = 964 games
Bryson won the lottery! He spent $2365 on new shirts, $6422 on new pants, and $9259 on new shoes for school. How much did he spend?
Part + Part + Part = Total
$2365 + $6422 + $9259 = $18,046
A theater sold 48 tickets online, and 30 tickets at the front desk. How many tickets did they sell?
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number of online tickets + number of in person tickets = total number of tickets sold