Story Problems
Grace had 21 fruit snacks. She ate 9 of them. How many fruit snacks does she have left?
21 - 9 = 12
___ + 8 = 16 + 1
9 + 8 = 16 + 1
___ - ___ = 14
___ - ___ = 14
___ - ___ = 14
Answers will vary.
Eve has 48 dolls and Alice has 59. How many dolls do they have all together?
59 + 48 = 107
8 + 3 = ___ - 2
___ + ___ = 17
___ + ___ = 17
___ + ___ = 17
Answers will vary.
John threw a football 27 feet. Then he decided to throw the ball again. He threw the ball 34 feet. How many feet did he throw the ball in total? Write an equation with your answer.
27 + 34 = 61
8 - 3 = 11 - ___
8 - 3 = 11 - 6
Jerry says that 6 + 7 is a doubles plus or minus one fact. Do you agree with Jerry? Why or why not?
Yes, because 6 + 6 = 12 and one more is 13. Or yes because 7 + 7 is 14 and 1 less is 13.
Tyler ate 108 pieces of candy this week and 113 pieces of candy last week. Jim ate 115 pieces of candy this week and 107 pieces last week. Who ate more pieces of candy? How many more pieces did they eat? Show your work.
108 + 113 = 221
115 + 107 = 222
Jim at 1 more piece than Tyler.
___ + 11 = 9 + 9
7 + 11 = 9 + 9
Kyle says that double facts (8 + 8, 7 + 7) have even sums. Do you agree with Kyle? Why or why not?
Yes, because each of the sums end in a 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8.
John bought 138 toys this week and 126 toys last week. Zach bought 129 toys this week and 141 toys last week. Who bought more toys? How many more toys did they buy? Show your work.
138 + 126 = 264
129 + 141 = 270
Zach bout 6 more toys than John.
10 + 5 = ___ - 5
10 + 5 = 20 - 5
Explain how you can use a make 10 fact to solve 8 + 5. Include your answer to 8 + 5 in your answer.
8 + 5 =
+ 2 -2
___________
10 + 3 = 13
I took two away from the 5 and gave it to the 8 to make 10. Then the 5 became a 3.