Addition within 20
Subtraction within 20
Word Problems
Name the strategy
Addition and subtraction within 20
100

8+3=

11
100

20-19=

1


100
Bella has 5 popits. Zy'Onna has 6 popits. How many popits do Bella and Zy'Onna have total? 

6+5=11

11 Popits.

100

Rajun solved 20-15. He used the number line and started at 20, and counted back 15 spaces. What strategy is this?

Counting back

100

15-9=

6


200

14+6=

20

200

13-9=

4


200

St. Mary's has 20 busses. Diamond has 17 busses. How many fewer busses does Diamond have than St. Mary's?

20-17=3

3 busses

200

Naveen solved 14-7. She did this by setting up the following addition problem: 7+___=14. What strategy did she use?

Adding to subtract

200
4+14=

18

300

0+9=

9

300

14-3=

 11


300

Paris had a bag of 13 skittles. She ate 7. She wanted to eat 6 more. Will she have enough left over to eat 6 more?

Yes. 

13-7=6

She will have enough left to eat 6.

300

Mitavious solved 6+8. He did this by starting at 8 and counting forward 6 more. What strategy is this?

Counting on strategy. 

300

11+6=

17

400

17+3=

20
400
9-5=
4


400

A'Leigha has 11 LOL dolls at home. Amiyah has 8 LOL dolls. How many LOL dolls to Amiyah and A'Leigha have total?

11+8=19

19 LOL dolls

400
William solved the problem 8-7. He used the following problem to do so: 7+____=8. What strategy did he use?

Adding to subtract.

400

16-11=

5

500

13+5=

18

500

20-13=

7

500

Azaria collected 15 stickers. Na'Veen collected 20 stickers. How many fewer stickers does Azaria have than Na'Veen?

20-15=5

5 stickers

500

Larry solved 16-9. He used the addition problem: 9+___=16 to solve. What strategy did he use?

Adding to subtract.
500

20-19=

1

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