Addition
Subtracting
Word Problems
Properties
Clue Words
100

    586 + 103 =

689

100

425 - 274 =

151


100

Victor used 68 markers to draw his picture. His friend Nate drew his picture with 26 fewer markers than Victor.

How many markers did Nate use?

42

100

Use the commutative property to solve the problem below.


18 + 43 = ___ + ___

18 + 43 = 43 + 18

100

Maria has 50 Meteorite badges, 133 Moon badges. How many total badges does Maria have?

Total 

200

298 + 601 =

899

200

732 - 582 =

150



200

There are two giraffes at a watering hole. The baby giraffe has 47 spots. The adult giraffe has 23 more spots than the baby.

How many spots does the adult giraffe have?

70

200

Use the decomposition property to solve the problem below. (Hint: what numbers can you put together)


4 + 5 + 6 = ____ + 5

4 + 6 + 5 = 10 + 5

200

A giant and a dragon live next door to each other. The giant's house is 323 feet tall. His house is 35 feet shorter than the dragon's house. How tall is the dragon's house?

shorter

300

355 + 644 =

999

300

387 - 324 =

63


300

Raina has put 37 beads on a string to make a necklace. The string is long enough to hold 54 beads.

How many more beads could Raina put on the necklace?

17

300

What type of property is shown below (Commutative, Associative, Decomposition)

12 + 4 + 3 = 15 + 3

Decomposition 

300

There were 22 students in Mrs. Benton's class. Then, 4 students disappeared in a mysterious science fair accident. How many students are left?

Left, disappeared

400

5,584 + 4,419 =

10,003 


400

351 - 348 =

3



400

There are 167 books in one classroom and 392 in another. How many books are in there in all?

559

400

What property is shown below (Commutative, Associative, Decomposition)?

4 + 8 = 8 + 4

Commutative 

400

A farmer used fence posts to build a fence for Hazel Horse and Pauly Pony. The farmer used 26 fence posts to build Hazel Horse's fence and 19 fence posts to build Pauly Pony's fence. How many fence posts did the farmer use in all?

In all

500

8,293 + 3,790 =

12,083


500

600 - 258 =

342



500

Jay has a collection of 289 baseball cards in his collection. His brother has 189 cards. How many more cards does Jay have than his brother?

100 

500

Use the associative property (grouping) to solve the problem below. 

(4+5)+ 3 = ___ + ___ + ___

(4+5)+ 3 =  4 + (5+3)

500

Sara has 649 Pokemon cards. Fred bought 366 of Sara's Pokemon cards. How many Pokemon cards does Sara have now ?

Bought, now 

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