Related Subtraction Facts
Fact Families
Relating Subtraction and Addition
Counting on to Subtract
Take Apart/Subtract to Compare
100

11-5=__

__-__=__

11-5=6

11-6=5

100

9+6=__

__-__=__

__+__=__

__-__=__

9+6=15

15-6=9

6+9=15

15-9=6

100

4+8=__

__-_8_=__

4+8=12

12-8=4

100

12-8+_

4

100

8-_=4

4

200

10-7=__

__-__=__

10-7=3

10-3=7

200

8+5=__

__-__=__

__+__=__

__-__=__

8+5=13

13-5=8

5+8=13

13-8=13

200

15-8=__

__+_8_=__

15-8=7

7+8=15

200

11-2=

9

200

7-_=0

7

300

12-4=_

__-__=__

12-4=8

12-8=4

300

3,5,8

3+5=8

5+3=8

8-3=5

8-5=3

300

14 crabs are on a rock. 6 crabs leave. Then 6 other crabs come. 

__-__=__

__+__=__

14-6=8

8+6=14

300

14-8=

6

300
_-7=3

10

400

Tyler has 10 dinner rolls. He puts 4 rolls on one plate and the rest on a second plate. He carries one tplate to the table. How many rolls could be on that plate? Write two related subtraction facts to explain your answer.

4 or 6 rolls. 

10-4=6 or 10-6=4

400

3,12,9

3+9=12 

9+3=12

12-3=9

12-9=3

400

7 birds sit in a tree. 4 birds join them. Them 4 birds leave.

__+__=__

__-__=__

7+4=11

11-4=7

400

Luciana buys 3 goldfish at the per store. Jose buys 12 goldfish. How many fewer goldfish does Luciana buy?

Luciana buys 9 fewer goldfish. 

400

Dulce picks 15 yellow flowers and 3 pink flowers. How many fewer pink flowers does Dulce pick than yellow flowers? 

Dulce picks 12 fewer pink flowers.

500

Talia draws 12 stars. She draws 5 stars on one card and the rest on another card/ She gives away one card. How many stars could be on that card? Write related subtraction facts to show the problem.

5 or 7 

12-5=7 or 12-7=5

500

The numbers 3 and 4 can be used to make two fact families. Write the missing number to show each fact family 

1: 3,4,__

2:3,4,___

1:3,4,1

2:3,4,7

500

Anderson has 14 pennies in is pocket. Then he took 5 pennies out. Anderson later put some pennies back in his pocket. Now, Anderson has 14 in his pocket again. How many pennies did he put back in his pocket? Use related addition and subtraction facts to show how you know. 

5, 14-5=9 9+5=14

500

A plate has 15 muffins on it. There are 6 berry muffins. The rest are raisin muffins. Write the equation and solve to show the number of raisin muffins.

15-6=9

There are 9 raisin muffins

500

Ethan has 12 toy trains. Jackson has 7 toy trains. How many fewer toy trains does Jackson have than Ethan?

Jackson has 5 fewer trains than Ethan.

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