Measurement
Fact Families
Subtraction
100

How many inches are in a foot?

12 inches is the same as one foot.

100

Which fact does not belong to this family?

2 + 3 = 5       5 - 3 = 2

5 = 4 + 1       5 - 2 = 3

5 = 3 + 2


5 = 4 + 1 does not belong to this fact family.

100

Jensen has a candy cane 7 inches long.  Kalae has a candy cane 3 inches long.  What is the difference between their candy canes?

7 - 3 = 4

The difference is four inches.

Kalae's candy cane is four inches shorter than Jensen's.

Jensen's candy cane is four inches longer than Kalae's.

200

How many feet make a yard?

Three feet is the same as one yard.

200

What is the missing fact for this family?

6 + 3 = 9

__ + __ = __

9 - 3 = 6

9 - 6 = 3


3 + 6 = 9

200

Khloe has a pencil that is 4 inches long. Anabelle has a pencil that is 9 inches long.  What is the difference in length between their pencils?

9 - 4 = 5

The difference is 5.  

Anabelle's pencil is 5 inches longer than Khloe's.

Khloe's is 5 inches shorter than Anabelle's pencil.

300

How many inches are in a yard?

12 + 12 + 12 = 

There are . ____ inches in a yard.

300

Write an addition fact you use to solve:

15 - 9 = 6

I could use 

9 + 5 = 16 to solve 15 - 9 = 6

300

What is a subtraction equation you could write to match this problem?

There are 20 iPads in the classroom.  5 are being used and 2 are being fixed.  How many iPads are available to use?

  ______ - ____ = ____

20 - 7 = 13

5 being used + 2 being fixed = 7 iPads that are not available to use.

400

If I were to measure the piko area, what unit of measurement would I use?

Feet, inches, or yards?  Explain why.

I would use yards because the piko area is large.  IT would take too long to measure the piko are with inches or feet.

400

Write the missing fact to complete this fact family.

15 - 7 = 8

7 + 8 = 15

8 + 7 = 15


15 - 8 = 17

400

Jesse scored 18 points in his first basketball game.  In the second game, he scored 2 fewer points.  How many points in total did his team score?

He scored 18 points in the first game.

18 - 2 = 16 

He scored 16 points in the second game.

16 + 18 = 34 points in total for the first and second game.

500

Dereon measured her bed in inches and then in feet.
Which statement is correct?

The bed would have a fewer number of feet than inches.

The bed would have a greater number of feet than inches.

The bed would have a fewer number of feet than inches because feet are bigger than inches. 

500

What addition fact you could use to solve:

50 - 44 = ___

6 + 44 = 50

500

Rachael has a board that is 80 inches long. She needs to cut a piece that 30 inches long and another piece that is 20 inches long.  Choose the length of board Rachael will have left after she cuts the board.

40 inches left    20 inches left    30 inches left

80 - 30 = 50

50 - 20 = 30

Rachel will have 30 inches left.

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