Vocabulary
Word Problems
Addition Equations
Subtraction Equations
2-Step Problems
100

What do we call the answer to an addition problem?

Sum

100

Ms. Paddon has 9 pencils and Mr. Rodriguez has 8 pencils. How many pencils do they have in total?

9 + 8 = 17

100

10 + 8 = ___

18
100

20 - 19 = ___

1

100

There are 14 apples in a basket. Some are green, some are red. There is an equal number of red apples and green apples. How many are there of each color?

*Remember your doubles facts

There are 7 red apples and 7 green apples.

7 + 7 = 14

200

Is "In total" a key word for addition or subtraction?


Addition

200

Mr. Byrant creates 5 math problems. Ms. Sara creates 9 math problems. How many math problems do they create in all?

14 math problems

200

8 + 6 = ___

14

200

17 - 13 = ____

4

200

Show 2 ways to jump on the number line to solve the equation 15 - 8. 

Count On: Start at 15, jump back 8. 

Count the Difference: Circle 15 and 8, count the jumps in between.

300

What do we call the numbers being added together in an addition equation?

Addends

300

What is the difference between 8 and 5?

3

300

2 + 14= ___

16

300

19 - 8= ___

11

300

Ms. Pinto ordered 2 pizzas. Each pizza has 8 slices. 

Then, the teachers ate 10 slices of pizza, how many slices are left over?

2 pizzas has 16 slices, 8 + 8 = 16

There are 6 slices left, 16 - 10 = 6

400

Is "how many more" a math action word for addition or subtraction?


Subtraction

400

Mr. Aden has 20 plants inside his house. He puts 15 of the plants outside. How many plants are left inside the house?

5 plants

400

4 + 6 = ___

10

400

17 - 8 = ___

9

400

There were 10 cookies on the tray. The kids ate 3.

Then the cafeteria make 10 more cookies. 

How many cookies are there now?

10 - 3 = 7

7 + 10 = 17

500

In the subtraction equation 10 - 4 = 6, which number is the subtrahend, the difference, and the minuend?

10 - 4 = 6

Minuend: 10, Subtrahend: 4, Difference: 6

500

Ms. Lebron and Mr. Liang have 12 pencils altogether. Mr. Simpson has 16 pencils. How many more pencils does Mr. Simpson have?

4

500

7 + 5 = ___

12

500

14 - 8 = ___

6

500

How can you make a 10 to solve 12 - 4?

Break 4 apart into 2 and 2.

12 - 2 = 10

10 - 2 = 8

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