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100

8+7=

15

100

15-6

9

100

Imran has 8 crayons in his pencil case and 7 crayons in his desk. How many crayons does Imran have altogether?

8+2=10

10+5=15

100

There are 6 vanilla cupcakes and 8 chocolate cupcakes for the party. How many cupcakes were made for the party?

6(2,4)

8+2=10

10+4=14

There were 14 cupcakes made

100

There are 16 reading mats in the classroom. If 9 reading mats are being used, how many reading mats are still available?

16(10,6)

9 circles crossed out

7 circles circled

There are 7 reading mats still available

200

9+7=

16

200

14-7=

7
200

Tatyana counted 14 frogs. She counted 8 swimming in the pond and the rest sitting on lily pads. How many frogs did she count sitting on lily pads?

10-8=2

2+4=6

200

12 frogs are in the pond. 10 are on a lily pad, and 2 are in the water. 9 frogs hop off the lily pad and out of the pond. How many frogs are in the pond? Make a math drawing, number sentence, and statement to show your thinking.

10+2=12        12-9=3

9 circles crossed out      3 circles circled

There are 3 frogs in the pond

200

Mr. Jeff has 19 cars, he sold some cars. Now, he has 5. How many cars did he sell? Explain your solution using a number bond or a math drawing. Write a number sentence. Complete the statement.

19(10,9)

5 circles crossed out

14 circles circled

He sold 14 cars

300

___+8=12

4

300

13-8=

5

300

Payton read 8 books about dolphins and whales. She read 9 books about dogs and cats. How many books did she read about animals altogether?

9+1=10

10+7=17

300

There are 7 children sitting on the rug and 5 children standing. How many children are there in all?

5(3,2)

7+3=10

10+2=12

There are 12 children playing

300

Mr. Fred owns a candy store. He counted 10 sucker in a big jar and 3 suckers in a small jar. He sold 9 suckers out of the big jar. How many suckers did he have left in all? Explain your answer using a labeled math drawing and a number sentence. 

10+3=13         13-9=4

13(10,3)

9 circles crossed out    4 circles circled 

He had 4 suckers left

400

9+___= 16

7

400

11-__=3

8
400

Some children are on the playground playing tag. 9 are on the swings. If there are 16 children on the playground in all, how many children are playing tag?

10-9=1

1+6=7

400

There are 10 cupcakes on a tray and 8 on the table. On the tray, there are 9 vanilla cupcakes. The rest of the cupcakes are chocolate. How many cupcakes are chocolate? Make a math drawing, number sentence, and statement to show your thinking

10+8=18           18-9=9

9 circles crossed out       9 circles circled

There are 9 chocolate cupcakes

400

Ms. Mia also has 8 black shoes, 16 white shoes, and 11 brown shoes. Ms. Mia gets ready to leave her house. She needs to know how many Shoes she has altogether. How many black shoes, white shoes, and brown shoes does Ms. Mia have altogether? Explain your solution using a math drawings. Write a number sentence. Complete the statement.

8+16+11=35 

Mia has 35 shoes 

500

5+4 = 8 + ___

1

500

___-8=10

18

500

Oziah read some nonfiction books. Then, he read 6 fiction books. If he read 18 books altogether, how many nonfiction books did Oziah read?

10-6=4

4+8=12

500

There are 6 children on the swings and 9 children playing tag. How many children are playing on the playground? Make ten to solve. Create a drawing, a number bond, and a number sentence along with your statement.

6(1,5) 

9+1=10

10+5=15

There are 15 children playing

500

Nicholas bought 9 green apples and 7 red apples. Sofia bought 10 red apples and 6 green apples. Sofia thinks she has more apples than Nicholas. Is she right? Choose a strategy you have learned to show your work. Then, write number sentences to show how many apples Nicholas and Sofia each have.

Sofia is wrong. Sofia and Nicholas have the same amount of apples. 9+7=10+6