Graphs
Length
Money
One Step
Two Step
100
What is the favorite game?
Volleyball
100
Ronald adds a stack of newspapers 17 inches high to a
pile. The pile is now 36 inches high. How
high was the pile?
___ + 17 = 36
19 inches
100
Ms. Lopez has these dollar bills. Count on
to find the total value.
$35
100
Jack read 24 pages of a book and Oscar read 19 pages of a book.
How many more pages did Jack read
than Oscar?
24 - 19 = 5
100
There were 15 red apples and 6 green apples in a bowl. Olivia ate 2 of the apples.How many apples are
in the bowl now?
15 + 6 = 21
21 - 2 = 19
200
How many more people like Tag than T-ball?
16 - 9 = 7
200
Elizabeth ran 76 meters.
Haruki ran 18 fewer meters than Elizabeth ran.
How many meters did Haruki run?
Explain your thinking.
76 - 18 = 58
58 meters
200
Jack wants to buy a bicycle on sale for $59.
He already has $21 to spend on the bike.
How much more money does Jack need to buy the bicycle?
Draw the rest of the dollar bills he will need.
59 - 21 = $38
Answers vary on how to make $38.
200
Maria makes 21 thank you cards.
She mails 13 of the cards. How many cards does she have left?
21 - 13 = 8
200
Dani picked some red flowers and 9 pink flowers for a total of 21 flowers. Then Dani gave Hana 5 red flowers. How many red flowers does Dani have left?
_12_ + 9 = 21
12 + 5 = 17
300
How many people like Badminton or Kickball?
8 + 13 = 21
300
Blair has a piece of rope. She ties
18 more meters of rope to her rope.
Now the rope is 27 meters long. How
long was the rope to begin with?
___ + 18 = 27
9 meters
300
Jason has 59¢ in his wallet. His sister
gives him 4 nickels. How much money
does Jason have now?
59 + 20 = 79
79 cents
300
63 boys enter a marathon. 48 boys finish the race and some boys do not. How many boys do NOT finish the race?
63 - 48 = 15
300
Mrs. Rodriguez has 24 watermelons and 18 peaches in her garden. Mrs. Rodriguez gives Ms. Peebles 7 pieces of fruit. How many pieces of fruit does Mrs. Rodriguez have left?
24 + 18 = 42
42 - 7 = 35
400
How many more people like Volleyball and Tag, than like Badminton and T-ball?
Volleyball and Tag:
20 + 9 = 29
Badminton and T-ball:
8 + 16 = 24
29 - 24 = 5
400
A trunk is 72 inches long. The width is
48 inches shorter than the length. The
height of the trunk is 6 inches more
than the width. What is the height?
___________ inches
72 - 48 = 24
24 + 6 = 30
400
Kendra buys a pencil for 18¢. She pays
for it with 1 quarter. How much change
should Kendra get?
25 - 18 = 7
7 cents
400
Wyatt has 34 blocks. Stella has 36 blocks. They give 14 blocks to Henry. Now how many blocks do Wyatt and Stella have together?
34 + 36 = 70
70 - 14 = 56
400
Kendra drew 26 stars. She erased 12 stars. Then
Kendra drew some more stars. Now there are 29 stars. How many more stars did Kendra draw? Write an equation for each part. Then solve.
26 - 12 = 14
14 + ___ = 29
15 stars
500
How many students voted altogether?
13 + 20 + 9 + 16 + 8 = 66
500
Hugo lays out a track for his toy cars that is 64 inches long. He takes off a piece that is 16 inches long. Hugo attaches a piece that is 30 inches long. What is the length of the track now?
64 - 16 = 48
48 + 30 = 78
500
Maria has two $20 bills, three $5 bills, and four $1 bills.
What other bill or bills does she need to buy a present that costs $69?
20 + 20 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 4 = 59
69 - 59 = 10
Answers vary to make $10
500
Oliver runs 23 fewer laps than Raul. Raul runs 61 laps. How many laps does Oliver run?
61 - 23 = 38
500
Ken needs to buy 100 nails. He buys 25 nails at one store and 36 nails at another store. How many more nails does Ken need to buy?
25 + 36 = 61
100 - 61 = 39