What is this?
Find the unknown!
Word problems
What does these words mean?
Find the unknown part 2
100

what are these symbols? + - =

adding, subtracting, equal

plus, minus, equal

100

4+ 6= ___

10

100

7 kids play hopscotch 

2 more come to play

How many kids are playing hopscotch WHOLE

7+2=___

7+2= 10


100

When you see the word MORE what symbol should I use?

+ adding
100

6 students play with chalk

3 more come to play 

HOW MANY students are playing now?

6+3= ___

9

200

In this equation, what does ___ represent? part, the unknown whole?

 

3 + __= 9

The unknown

200

___= 8+2

10

200

9 kids are at the slide 

6 kids leave

how many kids are playing on the slide now?

9-6=___

9-6= 3

200

When you see the word FEWER what symbol should I use?

- minus

200

8 kids are playing outside

2 kids LEAVE

how many kids are left outside?

8-2= __

6

300

In this equation, what is 3 a part, the unknown whole?

 

3 + ___= 9

A part

300

4+___= 10

6

300

9 kids play ball (my whole)

5 kids are on the RED team

The rest are on the BLUE team

How many kids are on the blue? 

5+__= 9

9-5=___

Answer= 4

300

some kids LEAVE...

minus subtract

300

SOME students play with chalk

7 students draw pictures

2 write their names

how many students are playing with chalk altogether

___=7+2

9

400

In this equation, is 9 a part, the unknown, or the whole?

 

3 + ___= 9

The whole

400

__+__= 10

1, 9

2,8

3,7

4,6

5,5

0,10

400

There are 8 glue sticks 

and 3 scissors

How many Fewer scissors are there than glue sticks? 

8-3= ___

Answer is 5

400

HOW many altogether 

= total, whole

400

9 students look for bugs

5 students look in the grass

the rest in the trees

how many students look in the trees?

9= 5+___

4

5+4=9 

500

Solve this equation, show your reasoning AND tell me what is the part, the whole and the unknown.  

3 + __= 9

3 + 6= 9

3 is a part

6 was the unknown

9 is the whole

500

10+__=15

MUST SHOW REASONING

5

500

6 kids are on the swings

some more kids come to play

Now there are 9 kids. WHOLE

How many kids came to swing? 

6+__=9

3 kids came to swing

500

SOME come to the swing... part? whole? unknown?

unknown

500

5 students are playing on the slide

. Some more kids come to play on the slide

. Now there is 9 kids on the slide as a WHOLE

How many kids came to play? 

5+ __=9

4

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