Addition Strategies
Use the make a ten, compensation, benchmark numbers, or break apart strategy to solve. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
54 + 35
89
See picture "Solution A" for example work.
Use the take from a ten/hundred, compensation, counting on, or counting back strategy. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
153 - 98
55
See picture "Solution F" for example work.
Add using a place value chart.
39 + 17 + 13 + 11
80
Subtract using a place value chart.
174 - 168
6
Hope has 53 stickers.
Lee has 19 more stickers than Hope.
How many stickers does Lee have?
Lee has 72 stickers.
53 + 19 = 72
Draw a picture using a place value chart.
Use the make a ten, compensation, benchmark numbers, or break apart strategy to solve. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
72 + 19
91
See picture "Solution B" for example work.
Use the take from a ten/hundred, compensation, counting on, or counting back strategy. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
145 - 26
119
See picture "Solution G" for work examples.
Add using a place value chart.
42 + 85
127
Subtract using a place value chart.
134 - 51
83
There are some toy cars in a box.
Ling takes out 42 cars.
Now there are 48 toy cars in the box.
How many cars were in the box to start?
There were 90 cars in the box to start.
42+48=90
Draw a picture using a place value chart.
Use the make a ten, compensation, benchmark numbers, or break apart strategy to solve. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
43 + 22
65
See picture "Solution C" for example work.
Use the take from a ten/hundred, compensation, counting on, or counting back strategy. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
155 - 89
66
See picture "Solution H" for work examples.
Add using a place value chart.
138 + 56
194
Subtract using a place value chart.
186 - 72
114
There are 28 pepper plants in the garden.
There are 46 corn plants.
How many more plants are corn than pepper?
There are 18 more corn plants than pepper.
46-28=18
Draw a picture using a place value chart.
Use the make a ten, compensation, benchmark numbers, or break apart strategy to solve. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
134 + 53
187
See picture "Solution D" for example work.
Use the take from a ten/hundred, compensation, counting on, or counting back strategy. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
176 - 58
118
See picture "Solution I" for work examples.
Add using a place value chart.
119 + 59
178
Subtract using a place value chart.
164 - 26
138
There are 67 books in the red bin.
There are 48 fewer books in the green bin.
How many books are in the green bin?
There are 19 books in the green bin.
67-48=19
Draw a picture using a place value chart.
Use the make a ten, compensation, benchmark numbers, or break apart strategy to solve. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
148 + 31 + 9
188
See picture "Solution E" for example work.
Use the take from a ten/hundred, compensation, counting on, or counting back strategy. YOU CANNOT USE A PLACE VALUE CHART.
185 - 99
86
See picture "Solution J" for work examples.
Add using a place value chart.
42 + ____ = 165
123
(Start with 42 in the place value chart and count up)
Subtract using a place value chart.
127 - 39
88
Lisa keeps some toys in a toy box.
She and her friends take out 18 toys.
Now there are 46 toys in the toy box.
How many toys were there to start?
There were 64 toys to start.
18+46=64
Draw a picture using a place value chart.