Story Problems
Henry measured a poster. The first side of the poster was 74 cm long. The second side was 48 cm long. How much longer was the first side than the second side of the poster?
26 cm
Fill in the missing number:
25 = __ + 14
11
JJ's paper is 7 centimeters long. His pencil is 4 centimeters long? What is the total length of his paper and pencil? Write an equation would represent this problem.
7 + 4 = x
What kind of fact type is this?
4+6=10
Make Ten Facts
Mrs. Fierstein had 85 reading and history books in her classroom. Of the books, 32 of them are reading books. How many are history books?
53 history books
Fill in the missing number:
__ - 7 = 12
19
Zack has 8 apples and Teo gave him 8 more. Write an equation to show this problem.
8 + 8 = 16
What kind of fact type is this?
9+9=18
Doubles Fact
Owen drew a line that was 52 cm long. Then he decided he wanted a longer line, so he added some more to it. When he was finished, his line was 93 cm long. How many centimeters did he add to his line?
41 cm
Fill in the missing number:
15 + 9 =
24
John's book is 12 centimeters long. The book is 6 centimeters longer than his pencil? Which of the following represents this situation?
A. 12 + 6 = p
B. p + 12 = 6
C. 6 - p = 12
D. p + 6 = 12
D. p + 6 = 12
Adrian says that 4+5 is a Doubles Plus One fact. Do you agree with Adrian? Why or Why not?
Yes, it is a Doubles Plus One fact because 4+4+1.
Sarah read 56 pages of Hugo. Piper read 99 pages of Hugo. How many more pages did Piper read than Sarah?
43 pages
Fill in the missing number:
33 - __ = 17
16
Nathan has 13 stickers. Rhys has 22 stickers. How many more stickers does Rhys have? What equation does this problem represent?
A. 13 + 22 = S
B. 22 - 13 = S
C. S - 13 = 22
B. 22 - 13 = S
Odin says that all the Doubles facts (5+5) have even sums. Do you agree with Odin? Why or why not?
Yes, because 5+5= 10, 7+7=14
Luke ran for 12 minutes. Nevada ran for 10 minutes. We do not know how many minutes Oscar ran, but we know that in all Luke, Nevada, and Oscar ran for 30 minutes. How many minutes did Oscar run for?
8 minutes
Fill in the missing number:
8 + 2 + 5 + 9 = __
24
Which equation best matches the problem.
Quinn has 21 basketballs and 7 ping-pong balls in a bag. How many more basketballs than ping-pong balls are in the bag?
A. 21 + 7 = 28
B. 21 - 7 = 14
C. 21 = 7 + 28
B. 21 - 7 = 14
Explain how you can use a Make Ten fact to solve 7+4. Include the answer to 7+4 in your explanation.
7+3+1
Answer: 11