story problems
Lina needs to practice the piano for 15 minutes. she practices for 6 minutes. how many minutes are left? Pick the correct equation.
a. ?-6=15 b. 15-? =6 c. 15-6=?
15-6=?
Mila has 12 stickers. She gives 4 stickers to her sister. She buys 6 stickers. How many stickers does Mila have now?
Fill in the equation
12 ____ 4 _____ 6= ?
12 - 4 +6= ?
Theo played sports outside for 15 minutes. He practiced playing catch for 7 minutes. He spent the rest of the time playing basketball. How many minutes did Theo play basketball?
Write two equations to represent using ? for the unknown
Equation:
Equation:
Answer:
equation:
7+?=15
15-7=?
solve: 8 minutes
there are 15 floats in a parade. some floats have people on them. 6 floats do not. How many have people on them?
a. ?-6=15 b. 15-? =6 c. 15-6=?
15-?=6
Hugo draws 6 pictures. He draws 2 more pictures than Janna. The equation 6-2=? can be used to find the number of pictures Janna draws. Write another equation that can be used to find the number of pictures Janna draws.
2+?=6 or ?+2=6
Marcel hangs 14 pictures of his family on a wall. He hangs 8 fewer pictures of his pets than of his family. Can the equation 14+8=? be used to find how many pictures of his pets marcel hangs?
No. The equation shows adding 8 to 14 instead of subtracting 8 from 14. the equation should be 14-8=?
There are some leaves in a tree. 6 leaves drop to the ground. There are 15 leaves left. How many leaves were in the tree before?
a. ?-6=15 b. 15-? =6 c. 15-6=?
?-6=15
There are 68 tacos for sale at a taco stand. People buy some tacos. Now 10 tacos are left at the taco stand. How many tacos do people buy?
A. 68+10=? B. 78-?=10 C. 10+?=68 D. 78-68=?
C. 10+?=68
Hannah has 17 tulip bulbs to plant in her garden. she plants 9 tulip bulbs. How many tulip bulbs does she have left to plant?
8 tulip bulbs. there are 17 tulip bulbs. I can subtract 9 tulip bulbs to find the number of tulip bulbs left to plant. so, there are 8 tulip bulbs left to plant.
Some balls are in a bin. Luca puts 5 more balls in the bin. Now there are 21 balls in the bin. How many balls were in the bin before?
a. 5+21=? b. ? + 5=21 c. 26-5=? d. 26-?=21
b. ?+5=21
Ben's mom gives him 7 crackers. He eats 6 crackers. His mom gives him 3 more crackers. How many crackers does Ben have now?
A. add 7 and 6. then add 3 to the sum
B.add 7 and 6. then add 6 to the sum
C. subtract 6 from 7. Then add 3 to the difference.
D. Subtraction 3 from 7. Then add 6 to the difference.
C. subtract 6 from 7. Then add 3 to the difference.
Clara makes 7 bookmarks. Diego makes 4 more bookmarks than Clara. How many bookmarks do Clara and Diego make in all?
7+7+4=?
18 bookmarks
Mark has 28 pictures of his dog on his phone. He deletes 5 of the pictures. He takes some more pictures of his dog. Now there are 29 pictures of his dog on his phone. How many more pictures did Mark take?
use the ? for the unknown
28-5+?=29