Make Ten
Word Problems
Counting up, Counting Down
Decomposing Numbers
Adding to and subtracting from Tens
100

If you have 3, how many more make 10?

7

100

Mary had 4 pencils. Her mom bought her a box of 30 pencils.  How many pencils does Mary have now?

MAry has 34 pencils.

100

Start at 7 and count up 4.

11

100

Tell or show two ways to make 9 with 4 different numbers:

__ + ___ = 9

__ + ___ = 9

Any 2 equations that equal 9.

For example 4 +5, 1+8, 0+9, 3+6, etc.

100

10 + 4 =

14

200

Mary wants ten stickers for her collection. She has 6 stickers now. How many more does she need?

She needs 4 stickers.

200

Jason had 7 animal crackers for snack. Chelsea gave him 5 more. How many animal crackers does Jason have now?

Jason has 12 animal crackers.

200

Start at 16 and count down 4.

12

200

Tell or show two ways to make 17 with 4 different numbers:

__ + ___ = 17

__ + ___ = 17

Any 2 equations that use different numbers that add to 17.

200

16 - 10 =  

16 - 10 = 6

300

10 = 2 + ?

8

300

The teacher put 20 granola bars on the table for the class to eat. The students came over and ate 18 granola bars. How many granola bars were left over?

There were 2 granola bars left over.

300

Start at 12 and count up 8.

20

300

Tell or show two ways to make 7 with 4 different numbers:

__ + ___ = 7

__ + ___ = 7

Any 2 equations that use different numbers that add to 7.

300

20 + 7 = 

27

400

10 - 5 = 

5

400

Jill only had 3 pencils. She asked her mom to buy her some more. Jill's mom bought her 3 boxes of pencils. Each box had 10 pencils. How many pencils does Jill have now?

Jill has 33 pencils.

400

Start at 77 and count down 4.

73

400

Tell or show two ways to make 13 with 4 different numbers:

__ + ___ = 13

__ + ___ = 13

Any 2 equations that use different numbers that add to 13.

400

10 + 10 + 10 + 6 = 

36

500

Which equation equals ten?

3 + 3 + 3 = 10

2 + 6 + 2 = 10

4 + 6 + 1 = 10

2+6+2= 10

500

Bob's had 57 marbles. He gave his little brother 7 of marbles. He gave his best friend Jim, 10 marbles. How many marbles does Bob have left?

Bob has 40 marbles.

500

Start at 18 and count up 5, then count down 7.

16

500

Tell or show two ways to make 11 with 4 different numbers:

__ + ___ = 11

__ + ___ = 11

Any 2 equations that use different numbers that add to 11.

500

85 - 30 =

85 - 30 = 55

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