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100

Finish the fact family: 7+6=13

6+7=13

13-6=7

13-7=6

100

7+6=13

13-6=7 

Or

13-7=6

100

Shane has some blue marbles and 43 green marbles. He has 64 marbles altogether. How many blue marbles does he have?

X+43=64

21+43=64

X=21

100

Barb had 47 stuffed cats and some stuffed dogs. She has 65 stuffed animals. How many stuffed dogs does Barb have?

47+X=65

47+18=65

X=18

200

Finish the fact family: 26+73=99

73+26=99

99-73=26

99-26=73

200

26+73=99

99-73+26

Or

99-26=73

200

Hanz has some cows and 24 horses on his farm. He has 65 animals on his farm. How many cows does he have?

X+24=65

41+24=65

X=41


200

Bob has 38 caramels and some chocolates. He has 72 candies. How many caramels does Bob have?

38+X=72

38+34=72

X=32

300

Finish the fact family: 65-24=41

65-41=24

24+41=65

41+24=65


300

65-24=41

24+41=65

OR

41+24=65

300

Janie made some purple friendship bracelets and 54 blue friendship bracelets. She had 72 bracelets in total. How many purple friendship bracelets did Janie make?

X+54=72

18+54=72

X=18

300

Mike has 37 mirrors. Some of them cracked. 12 mirrors are not cracked. How many mirrors cracked?

37-X=12

37-25=12

X=25


400

Finish the fact family: 52-20=32

52-32=20

20+32=52

32+20=52

400

52-20=32

20+32=52

OR

32+20=52

400

Marcel had some stuffed monkeys and 43 stuffed lions. He had 65 stuffed animals in all. How many stuffed monkeys does Marcel have?

X+43=65

22+43=65

X=22

400

Jan had 47 pears on her farm. Some of them became rotten. 24 pears were not rotten. How many pears became rotten?

47-X=24

47-23=24

X=23

500

Finish the fact family: A+B=C

B+A=C

C-A=B

C-B=A

500

A+B=C

C-B=A

OR

C-A=B

500

Sally sold some small seashells and 21 large seashells. She sold 43 seashells. How many small seashells did Sally sell?

X+21=43

22+21=43

X=22

500

Marsha had 42 toys. Her friend gave her some more toys. She now has 63 toys. How many toys did her friend give her?

42+X=63

42+21=X

X=21

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