Addition and Subtraction Sentences
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100

7+_=10

3

100

Jillian has 3 fidgets. She finds some more fidgets. Now she has 11 fidgets. How many fidgets did Jillian find?

3+8=11


100

There are 7 trucks in the parking lot. 5 trucks drive away. How many trucks are left?

7-5=2

100

Hudson has 7 juice boxes and 5 straws. How many fewer straws than juice boxes?

7-5=2

100

3,4,1

3+1=4

1+3=4

4-1=3

4-3=1

200

_+5=12

7

200

Yasiin has 8 berries on his pancake. 7 more berries are in the bowl. How many berries are there in all?

8+7=15

200

There are 12 apples. You eat 3 of them. How many apples are left?

12-3=9

200

A pond has 11 weeds and 7 lily pads. How many more weeds than lily pads does the pond have. 

11-7=4

200

7, 10 , 17

7+10=17

10+7=17

17-10=7

17-7=10

300

8+9=

17

300
There are 7 cats in the yard.  6 cats join them. How many cats are there in all?

7+6= 13 

300

Cayne has some blocks. He loses 9 of them, now he has 7 blocks. How many blocks did he have before?

7+9=16

16-9=7

He had 16 blocks 

300

Ivy plants 10 trees. Aleena plants 4 trees. How many fewer trees does Aleena plant than Ivy?

10-4=6

300

5, 9, 14

5+9=14

9+5=14

14-5=9

14-9=5

400

8-__=3

5

400

You have 5 stickers. Your friend gives you 10 more.  How many stickers do you have in all?

5+10=15

400

Rayan has 12 rocks. He puts 7 rocks in the garden. How many rocks does he have left?

12-7=5

400

Gio had 18 pretzels. He ate 9. How many pretzels does he have left?

18-9=9

400

6, 7, ___

6+7=13

7+6=13

13-6=7

13-7=6

500

13-4=

9

500

You read 3 books last week, then you read 15 books this week. How many books did you read in all?

15+3=18

500

Disa has 17 beads. She uses 8 of them to make a necklace. How many beads does she have left?

17-8=9

500

Maja had 16 cupcakes. Susan has 10 cupcakes. How many more cupcakes does Maja have than Susan?

16-10=6

500

8, ____ , 12

8+4=12

4+8=12

12-4=8

12-8=4

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