Subtraction
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100

38 - 6 =

32

100

Marcela had 42 stickers. She gave 15 of them to Noah during recess.
How many stickers does Marcela have now?

27 stickers

100

Which word means “to put together” in math?

A. Subtract
B. Add
C. Divide

B. Add

100

Alice brought 36 crayons to share. Ariana used 10, and Lina used 6 of them.
How many crayons does Alice have left?

A. 30

B. 20

20 crayons

100

Add 34 + 13 =

47 

200

49 - 10 =

39

200

Siena collected 58 shells at the beach. She gave 24 of them to Levi.
How many shells does Siena have now?

34 shells

200

Which word means “to take away” in math?

A. Add
B. Multiply
C. Subtract

C. Subtract 
200

Emmanuel had 64 toy cars.
He gave 20 to Nahomi and later gave 14 to Jurielle.
How many toy cars does Emmanuel have left?

A. 30
B. 40
C. 50

30 cars

200

Which is greater?

34 or 54

54

300

76 - 33 =

43

300

Emmanuel had 63 marbles. He gave 21 of them to Nahomi.
How many marbles does Emmanuel have now?

42 marbles

300

Lila has 8 apples. She buys 5 more apples. What operation do we use to find out how many apples she has now?

A. Subtract
B. Add

B. Add

300

Wesley collected 58 sea shells.
He gave 22 to Aaliyah and 16 to Jacob.
How many shells does Wesley have now?

A. 20
B. 30
C. 18

20 shells

300

Is 6 an even or odd number?

Even 

400

82 - 47 =

35

400

Jurielle had 54 beads for a bracelet project. She used 23 of them and gave the rest to Wesley.
How many beads does she have left?

31 beads

400

What is the answer to an addition problem called?

A. Difference

B. Sum

B. Sum

400

Nahomi had 72 beads.
She used 30 to make a bracelet and gave 12 to Jacob.
How many beads does she still have?

A. 28
B. 30

30 beads

400
Draw an example of an array

Answers vary but need to have rows and columns. 

500

73 - 58 =

15

500

Aaliyah collected 47 leaves for a science project. She shared 16 with Jacob.


How many leaves does Aaliyah have now?

31 leaves

500

What is the answer to a subtraction problem called?

A. Sum

B. Difference

B. Difference

500

Bryan had 60 pencils.
He gave 18 to Serena and 12 to Gabriel.
How many pencils does Bryan have left?

A. 30
B. 32

30 pencils

500
What does the B mean in the strategy CUBES? 

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