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Yesterday, I saw 11 birds on a branch. 3 birds joined them on the branch. How many birds were on the branch then? 

11+3 = 14

14 birds were on the branch

100

Toby dropped 12 crayons on the classroom floor. Toby picked up 9 crayons. Marnie picked up the rest. How many crayons did Marnie pick up? 

12-9=3

Marnie pick up 3 crayons.

100

9+__ = 13

4

100

12 - 9 =

3

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9+ __ = 13

__ - __ = ___

9 + 4 = 13

13 - 4 = 9

200

Maddy goes to the pond and catches 8 bugs, 3 frogs, and 2 tadpoles. How many animals did she catch altogether?

8+3+2= 13

She catch 13 anmials.

200

There were 11 students on the playground. Some students went back into the classroom. If 7 students stayed outside, how many students went inside? 

11 - 7 =4

4 students went inside.

200

8+ ___ = 12

4

200

11 - 8 =

3

200

12 = ___ + 7

___ - ____ = _____

12 = 5+ 7

12 - 5 = 7

300

Lisa was reading a book. She read 6 pages the first night, 5 pages the next night, and 4 pages the following night. How many pages did she read?

6+5+4=15

Lisa read 15 pages in total.

300

Simone had 12 bagels. She shared some with friends. Now, she has 9 bagels left. How many did she share with friends? 

12 - 9 = 3

she shared 3 bagels with friends.

300

12= __ + 7

5

300

15 - 6 = 

9

300

Write a number bond for each number sentence, and use a drawing to show a ten and some ones for each subtraction sentence.


13 - 9 =

400

There are 3 chairs on the left side of the classroom and 9 on the right side. How many total chairs are in the classroom?

3+9=12

There are 12 chairs in the classroom.

400

Mike collected 9 pinecones on Friday and some more on Saturday. Mike collected a total of 14 pinecones. How many pinecones did Mike collect on Saturday? 

14-9=5

Mike collect 5 more on Saturday.

400

3+ 6 + 5 = 

14

400

17 - 8 - 2 = 

7

400

Write a number bond for each number sentence, and use a drawing to show a ten and some ones for each subtraction sentence.


12 - 8 =

500

Michael plants 9 flowers in the morning. He then plants 4 flowers in the afternoon, and 3 more in the evening. How many flowers did he plant by the end of the day?

9+4+3=16

He planted 16 flowers by end of the day.

500

Mr. Baggy owns a pet store. 

He counted 10 goldfish in a big tank and 5 goldfish in a small tank. He sold 8 goldfish out of the big tank. How many goldfish did he have left in all?

10+5-8=7

He had 7 goldfish left in all.

500

5+ 8 + 9 =

22

500

19 - 4 - 7= 

8

500

Truth or False


8+5=10+2

False, becuase 8+5= 13, and 10+2 = 12