Key Words
Less
Subtraction key word
5 + 5 =
10
9 - 2 =
7
Sean has 5 marbles, and Amy gives him 3 more. How many marbles does Sean have in total?
5+3=8.
Sean has 8 marbles.
Sean collected 22 toy cars. He gave 6 to Daniel, but then he received 4 from Jackie and 3 more from Kyle. How many toy cars does Sean have now?
22−6+4+3=2322 - 6 + 4 + 3 = 2322−6+4+3=23.
Sean has 23 toy cars.
leave
subtraction keyword
9 + 7 =
16
11 - 5 =
6
Suri has 10 crayons. She gives Ellie 3 crayons. How many crayons does Suri have left?
10−3=7.
Suri has 7 crayons left.
Annie started with 30 stickers. She gave 10 to Jingchu and 4 to Amy but then got 7 more from Macy. How many stickers does Annie have in total?
30−10−4+7=23.
Annie has 23 stickers.
fewer
Subtraction key word
12 + 47 =
59
67 - 23 =
44
Daniel collected 6 seashells. Later, he finds 4 more on the beach. Then his friend Antonio gives him 5 more. How many seashells does Daniel have altogether?
6+4+5=156 + 4 + 5 = 156+4+5=15.
Daniel has 15 seashells.
Ferguson had 40 trading cards. He gave 12 to Mercy and then found 8 more in his backpack. Later, he gave 7 to Ellie.
40−12+8−7=29.
Ferguson has 29 trading cards.
increase
Addition keyword
98 + 36 =
134
42 - 25 =
17
Mercy collected 18 shells. She gave 7 to Ferguson and then 5 to Sean. How many shells does she have left?
18−7−5=6.
Mercy has 6 shells left.
Eden started with 35 marbles. She gave 9 to Kyle, found 6 more under her bed, and then gave 5 to Suri.
35−9+6−5=27.
Eden has 27 marbles.
decrease
subtraction keyword
657 + 243 =
900
281 - 192 =
89
Denis bought 10 pencils. He gave 3 to Lyric and then bought 6 more. How many pencils does Denis have altogether?
10−3+6=13.
Denis has 13 pencils.
Zach collected 50 stickers. He gave 15 to Denis, received 10 more from Annie, and then gave 12 to Daniel.
50−15+10−12=33.
Zach has 33 stickers.