Addition
Missing Addend
Word Problems
Doubles
Use a Strategy!
100

What is 3+8=

What is the sum of 11?

100

What is the missing addend in the equation?  

8 + _______ = 13

The missing addend is 5.

100

Ellie London picked 6 flowers.  She game her mom 3 flowers.  Which doubles fact can help you find how many flowers Ellie London has left?

A. 3 + 3 = 6

B. 6 + 6 = 12

C. 2 + 2 = 4

A. 

100

If I am making a doubles fact, which number would make the sentence true?

_____ + 5 = 10

The missing addend would be 5.

100

Count on to add 2 + 6 = ?

The sum is 8.

200

The sum of 8 + 4= ?

What is 12?

200

Find the missing addend: 8 + _____ = 10

The missing addend is 2.

200

Jaxon has 6 toy cars.  He gives 3 toy cars to his friend Logan.  Which doubles fact helps you solve 6-3?

A. 3+3=6

B. 4+4=8

C. 5+5=10

A. 

200

In the equation 7 + 7 = _______, what would be the sum?

The sum would be 14.

200

Draw a Picture!

Ryan walks the dogs in his neighborhood.  Two of his neighbors each have four dogs.  Another neighbor has three dogs.  How many dogs IN ALL does Ryan walk?

4 + 4 = 8

8 + 3 =11

300
True or false-The sum of 4 + 2 + 4 = 10

True

300

Which sentence would help you figure out the missing addend for 5 + ______= 8

A. 8 - 3 = 5

B. 8 - 5 = 3

What is B: 8 - 5 = 3

300

Autumn has 8 red pencils and 2 yellow pencils.  She gives 5 pencils to her friend, Hazel.  How many pencils does Autumn have left?

(Hint: This is a 2 step word problem)

8 + 2 = 10

10 - 5 = 5

Autumn has 5 pencils left.

300

Solve. 4 + 4 = ______

The sum is 8.

300

Draw a picture!  

Lily, Johnathon, and Chloe throw 15 baseballs in all. If they EACH throw the same number of balls, how many baseballs did Johnathon throw?

5 + 5 + 5 = 15

Jonathon threw 5 baseballs.

400

True or False: The sum of 9 + 5 + 1 is the same as 1 + 5 + 9

True

400

What is a missing addend: 4 + ______ = 8

The missing addend is 4.

400

Dayyan finds 6 leaves in the morning and he finds 2 more leaves after lunch.  He already has 8 leaves. How many leaves does he have in all?

6 + 2 = 8

8 + 8 = 16

Dayyan has 16 leaves.

400

What is the doubles fact that helps you solve the equation?

3 + 5 + 3 =

3 + 3 = 6

400

What strategy could I use to find the missing addend?

2 + ______ = 8

Talk about it!

Number line

Count on

Drawing a picture

500

What is another way to write 7 + 3 = 10?

3 + 7 = 10

500

What combination would make the statement true?

______ + ________ = 9

A. 5 + 4 = 9

B. 4 + 5 = 9

C. Both A & B

The answer is C, both A & B

500

James has 6 Mets baseballs in his collection.  His friend has 6 more.  How many baseballs do they have altogether?

6 + 6 = 12

James and his friend have 12 baseballs in total.

500

Add: 4 + 2 + 4 = ?

The sum is 10.

500

What strategy can I use to solve this problem?  Explain your thinking...

5 + 1 + 5 = 11

I could make a 10 or use doubles to add.

5 + 5 = 10

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