Addition
Subtraction
Word Problems
Properties of Addition
100

Use any strategy to solve. 

356 + 327 = 

683

100

Use any strategy to solve.

644 - 107 =

537

100

Oliver has 368 Pokemon cards. He gives away 139 of them. He buys 26 more. How many cards does he have now?

Step 1: 368 - 139 = 229

Step 2: 229 + 26 = 255

Oliver has 255 cards now.

100

Which one is an example of the Commutative Property of Addition?


A. 5 + 3 + 7 

B. 5 + 3 = 3 + 5

C. 5 + 0 = 5

D. (5 + 3) + 7 = 5 + (3 + 7)

B. Changing the order of addends does not change the sum!

200

Use any strategy to solve. 

425 + 169 = 

594

200

Use any strategy to solve.

331 - 128 =

203

200

A baker made 476 cupcakes. She sells 218 of them. Then, she makes 390 more. How many cupcakes does the baker have now?

Step 1:476 - 218 = 258

Step 2: 258 +390 = 648 

She has 648 cupcakes now.

200

Which one is an example of the Associative Property of Addition?


A. 5 + 3 + 7 

B. 5 + 3 = 3 + 5

C. 5 + 0 = 5

D. (5 + 3) + 7 = 5 + (3 + 7)

D. Changing the grouping of addends does not change the sum. 

300

Use any strategy to solve. 

593 + 246 =

839

300

Use any strategy to solve.

560 - 141 =

419

300

Nathan knocks down 146 pins while bowling. He knocks down 19 more pins in his second game than in his first game. How many pins did he knock down in all? 

Step 1: 146 + 19 = 165

Step 2: 146 (first game) + 165 (second game)

Nathan knocks down a total of 311 pins.

300

Which one is an example of the Addition Property of Zero?


A. 5 + 3 + 7 

B. 5 + 3 = 3 + 5

C. 5 + 0 = 5

D. (5 + 3) + 7 = 5 + (3 + 7)

C. The sum of any number and 0 is that number.

400

Use any strategy to solve. 

516 + 397 =

913

400

Use any strategy to solve.

222 - 139 =

83

400

You are traveling to a farm that is 243 miles away. You travel 155 miles in the morning and 59 miles in the afternoon. How many more miles do you need to travel before you get to the farm?

Step 1: 155 + 59 = 214

Step 2: 243 - 214

Step 3: 29 miles left

400

Write an equation that shows the Commutative Property of Addition.

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500

Use any strategy to solve. 

416 + 329 + 170 =

915

500

Use any strategy to solve.

800 - 294 =

506

500

Mrs. Alshawa has 248 blue pencils and 253 red pencils. She gives away 315 of them. How many pencils does she have now?

Step 1: 248 + 253

Step 2: 501 - 315

She has 186 pencils now.

500

Write an equation that shows the Associative Property of Addition. 

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