Story Problems
Mia has 8 apples. Sam gives her 6 more apples. How many apples does Mia have in all?
14 apples
Equation: 8 + 6 = 14
4 + ___ = 9
5
4 + 4 = ?
8
Group A 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
Group B🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎 🍎
How can you make Group B equal to Group A?
Draw 3 more
There are 15 birds resting on a tree branch. 7 birds fly away. How many birds remain on the branch?
8 birds
Equation: 15 - 7 = 8
___ - 3 = 5
8
7 - 5 = ?
2
Plate A [ 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 ]
Plate B [ 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 🍪 ]
How many cookies to make Plate A so it is equal to Plate B?
Cross out 4 cookies
Leo has 12 stickers. He buys some more stickers. Now Leo has 18 stickers. How many stickers did he buy?
6 stickers
Equation: 12 + ? = 18 (18 - 12 = 6)
10 - ___ = 4
6
Name two numbers that add together to make 10.
Any valid pair (e.g., 5 + 5, 6 + 4, 7 + 3, 8 + 2, 9 + 1, 10 + 0)
Group A [ 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 🎈 ]
Group B [ 🎈 🎈 🎈 ]
How will you make Group A to make it equal to Group B?
Cross out 5 balloons
Ella picked 18 strawberries. She ate 9 of them for snack. How many strawberries does she have left?
9 strawberries
(18 - 9 = 9)
7 - ___ = 2
5
Add these three numbers together: 2 + 5 + 1
8
Pot A [ 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 ]
Pot B [ 🌸 🌸 🌸 🌸 ]
Make Pot B equal to Pot A.
Draw 3 more flowers
Ben had 14 stickers. He lost some on the playground, and now he has 8 stickers left. How many stickers did Ben lose?
6 stickers
(14 - 6 = 8)
___ - 4 = 5
9
9-4=?
5
Box 1 [ ✏️ ✏️ ✏️ ✏️ ✏️ ✏️ ]
Box 2 [ ✏️ ✏️ ]
Make Box 2 equal to Box 1.
Draw 4 more.