FIND THE DIFFERENCE
WORD PROBLEMS
WRITE THE EQUATION
TWO STEP WORD PROBLEMS
WHICH EQUATIONS CAN YOU USE TO FIND
100

98 - 20

78

100

YOU HAVE 12 COMIC BOOKS AND 25 PICTURE BOOKS. HOW MANY MORE PICTURE BOOKS DO YOU HAVE?

13

100

YOU HAVE 15 COMIC BOOKS AND 28 PICTURE BOOKS. HOW MANY MORE PICTURE BOOKS DO YOU HAVE?

      -       =      

28 - 15 = 13

100

YOU WIN 85 TICKETS AT THE ARCADE. YOU TRADE 21 TICKETS FOR A TOY AND 20 TICKETS FOR A FIGURINE. HOW MANY TICKETS DO YOU HAVE LEFT?

44

100

83 - 26

A) 83 - 20 = 63 AND 63 - 5 = 58

B) 83 - 20 = 63 AND 63 - 6 = 57

C) 83 - 16 = 67 AND 67 - 7 = 60

B

200

79 - 25

54

200

THERE ARE 85 CATS AT A SHELTER. 23 CATS ARE ADOPTED. HOW MANY CATS ARE LEFT?

62

200

YOU HAVE 71 PENCILS. YOU LET YOUR FRIEND BORROW 18 PENCILS. HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE LEFT?

      -       =      

71 - 18 = 53

200

THERE ARE 96 BUILDING BLOCKS IN A CONTAINER. YOU USE 41 BLOCKS AND YOUR FRIEND USES 23 BLOCKS. HOW MANY BLOCKS ARE LEFT?

32

200

55 - 36

A) 55 - 30 = 25 AND 25 - 6 = 19

B) 55 - 20 = 35 AND 35 - 18 = 17

C) 55 - 16 = 39 AND 39 - 19 = 20

A

300

88 - 13

75

300

YOU HAVE 83 PENCILS. YOU LET YOUR FRIEND BORROW 25 PENCILS. HOW MANY DO YOU HAVE LEFT?

58

300

YOUR FRIEND HAS 91 PIECES OF CANDY. HE GIVES YOU 26 PIECES. HOW MANY PIECES OF CANDY DOES YOU FRIEND HAVE LEFT?

      -       =      

91 - 26 = 65

300

YOU HAVE 78 PENNIES. YOU GIVE 23 TO A FRIEND AND 19 TO YOUR SISTER. HOW MANY PENNNIES DO YOU HAVE LEFT?

36

300

63 - 47

A) 63 - 40 = 23 AND 23 - 3 = 20

B) 63 - 40 = 23 AND 23 - 7 = 16

C) 63 - 40 = 23 AND 23 - 4 = 19

B

400

53 - 18

35

400

YOUR FRIEND HAS 72 PIECES OF CANDY. HE GIVES YOU 18 PIECES. HOW MANY PIECES OF CANDY DOES YOU FRIEND HAVE LEFT?

54

400

THERE ARE 83 BUILDING BLOCKS IN A CONTAINER. YOU USE 35 BLOCKS AND YOUR FRIEND USES 12 BLOCKS. HOW MANY BLOCKS ARE LEFT?

      -       -       =     

83 - 35 - 12 = 36

400

YOUR DAD HAS 82 COLORED PENCILS. HE LETS YOU USE 13 AND LETS YOUR BROTHER USE 17. HOW MANY PENCILS DOES HE HAVE LEFT?

52

400

75 - 49

A) 75 - 40 = 35 AND 35 - 9 = 26

B) 75 - 40 = 35 AND 35 - 5 = 30

C) 75 - 35 = 40; 40 - 10 = 30 AND 30 - 4 = 26

A and C

500

87 - 29

58

500

YOUR MOM MADE 43 PANCAKES. YOUR FAMILY ATE 29. HOW MANY PANCAKES ARE LEFT?

14

500

YOUR DAD HAS 61 COLORED PENCILS. HE LETS YOU USE 12 AND LETS YOUR BROTHER USE 15. HOW MANY PENCILS DOES HE HAVE LEFT?

      -       -        =      

61 - 12 - 15 = 34

500

YOU MAKE 71 CUPCAKES. YOU GIVE 25 CUPCAKES TO YOUR CLASS. YOUR MOM TAKES 13 CUPCAKES TO WORK. HOW MANY CUPCAKES DO YOU HAVE LEFT?

33

500

96 - 38 

A) 96 - 30 = 66 AND 66 - 6 = 60

B) 96 - 30 = 66 AND 66 - 8 = 58

C) 96 - 10 = 86; 86 - 16 = 70 AND 70 - 12 = 58

B and C

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