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Represent & Solve Addition, Subtraction & 2 Step Problems
Represent & Solve Addition, Subtraction & 2 Step Problems
Ms. V has some crayons in a box. She put 3 more crayons in the box. Now there are 13 crayons in the box. How many crayons were in the box before?
? + 3= 13
13-3= 10
There were 10 crayons before.
Sarah has 12 red balloons. She also has 8 blue balloons. How many balloons does she have in all?
20 Balloons
Ella has 23 stickers in her collection. She gives 9 stickers to her friend. How many stickers does Ella have left?
14
Mia had 26 stickers. She gave 8 stickers to her friend. Then she found 5 more stickers under her bed. How many stickers does Mia have now?
23
(26-8 = 18, then 18 + 5 = 23)
Jenny has 18 stickers and Sam has 24 stickers. How many more stickers does Sam have than Jenny?
6
The library had 15 new chapter books. The teacher checked out 4 for her class. How many new chapter books remain on the shelf?
11 books
A classroom has 17 pencils on one table and 15 pencils on another table. How many pencils are there altogether?
32 Pencils
A pack of 38 crayons is opened. 17 crayons are blue. How many crayons in the pack are not blue?
21
There were 34 apples in the basket. 10 apples were eaten. Then 7 more apples were added from the tree. How many apples are in the basket now?
31
(34-10 = 24, then 24 + 7 = 31)
There are 32 apples in one basket and 19 apples in another basket. How many more apples are in the first basket than in the second?
13
For a party the teacher blew up 35 balloons. As the party went on, 14 popped. How many balloons were left un-popped?
21 Balloons
On Monday the library received 24 new books. On Tuesday it received 19 more books. How many new books did the library receive in total?
43 Books
There are 50 apples in a basket. Some apples are red and the rest are green. If 29 apples are red, how many apples are green?
21 apples
The class received 15 red pencils and 27 blue pencils. After giving out 9 pencils to students, how many pencils remain in total?
33
(15 + 27 = 42, then 42-9 = 33)
A library has 45 chapter‐books and another shelf has 58 chapter‐books. How many more books are on the second shelf than the first shelf
13
There were 14 apples on a table. The children took 5 apples, then the teacher brought in 8 more apples. How many apples are there now?
14 − 5 + 8 = 17
There are 40 Books in Clementines Library. 20 are about cats and the rest are about other animals. How many books are about other animals?
20 books are about other animals
A class has 26 students. 10 students are on the reading team and the rest are on the writing team. How many students are on the writing team?
16 students
A farmer planted 22 sunflower plants on Monday and 18 on Tuesday. On Friday 11 of the sunflowers died. How many sunflower plants are still alive in total?
29
(22 + 18 = 40, then 40-11 = 29)
Oona has 4 fewer stickers than Maxine. Oona has 11 stickers. What equation represents the problem?
11+ 4 = ?
Bonus : 15
A farmer planted 38 flowers. 16 of the flowers died, then he planted 11 more. How many flowers are growing now?
38 − 16 + 11 = 33
Ella has 12 barbies. 4 of the barbies have dresses and the rest have on sports clothes. How many are wearing sports clothes.
8 dolls
Kyle is making a salad. He uses 32 baby tomatoes. 12 of the baby tomatoes are green and the rest are red. How many red tomatoes did Kyle use?
20 red tomatoes
Maria has 9 flowers. She picks up some flowers at the store. When she gets home she gives 8 of the total flowers to her Mom. Maria has 5 left. How many flowers did Maria pick?
Solve : 4
Maddie has 13 cars in her collection. Gabby has 9 cars in her collection. How many fewer cars does Gabby have than Maddie? Show the equation and then solve for the answer.
Equation: 13 - 9 = ?
Solve: 4 fewer cars