Sum or Difference
Newton removes 72 blocks from a jar. There were originally 84 blocks in the jar. How many blocks are left in the jar.
Is this addition or subtraction
Subtraction
84 - 72 = ?
Brianna baked 75 cookies on Monday. By Wednesday, she had 49 left. How many did she give away?
Is this addition or subtraction?
Subtraction
75 - 49 = ?
There are some books on the shelf. Monserrat takes 19 books off of the shelf. There are now 31 books on the shelf. How many were there at the beginning?
Is this addition or subtraction
Addition
? - 19 = 31 is the same as
19 + 31 = ?
Jocelyn swept the floor for 15 minutes. Katherine swept the floor for 26 minutes. Elvin also swept the floor. All of them swept the floor for 59 minutes in total. How many minutes did Elvin sweep the floor?
What operations are used for Step 1 and 2?
Addition is used for step 1:
15 + 26 = 41
Subtraction is used for step 2:
59 - 41 = ?
Nasir has 95 stickers. He shares 5 stickers with Michael. How many stickers will Nasir have left?
Is this addition or subtraction
Subtraction
95 - 5 = ?
Carmi needs to score 800 points to move to the next level on his game. He has scored 517 points so far. How many more points does Carmi need to score?
Is it addition or subtraction?
Subtraction
517 + ? = 800 is the same as 800 - 517 = ?
Is this addition or subtraction?
Addition
? - 37 = 18 is the same as
37 + 18 = ?
At the store, your mom brought you 42 fruits and 26 vegetables. Later that day, your father brought 39 pieces of bread. How much food do you have in total?
What operations are used for Step 1 and 2?
Addition for Step 1:
42 + 26 = 68
Addition for Step 2:
68 + 39 = ?
Janiah starts with 32 stickers. Mariah gives her 86 stickers. How many stickers does Janiah end up with?
Is this addition or subtraction
Addition
32 + 86
In the morning, there were 63 students in all of the 2nd grade classes. Some of the students went home for early dismissal. At the end of the day, there were 48 students. How many students went home for early dismissal?
Is this addition or subtraction?
Subtraction
63 - ? = 48 is the same as 63 - 48 = ?
Some people went to the state fair in the morning. 147 more people went to the state fair in the afternoon. 500 people in total went to the state fair that day. How many people went to the state fair in the morning?
Is this addition or subtraction
Subtraction
? + 147 = 500 is the same as
500 - 147 = ?
Jacob buys a bookmark for 37¢. He pays with 2 quarters. Which could be the coins he gets in change?
What operations are used for Step 1 and 2?
Operation 1 is addition:
25¢ + 25¢ = 50¢
Operation 2 is subtraction:
50¢ - 37¢ = ?¢
H'hailey draws 8 pictures. She draws 3 more pictures than Nicole. How many pictures does Nicole draw?
Is this addition or subtraction?
Subtraction
8-3 = ?
There are 27 children at the track. Some more students join. There are now 42 students at the track. How many students joined?
Is this addition or subtraction?
Subtraction
27 + ? = 42 is the same as
42 - 27 = ?
Kie'Mari has some Pokemon cards. He gives Darwin 391 cards. He has 474 left. How many Pokemon cards did he have at the beginning?
Is this addition or subtraction?
Addition
? - 391 = 474 is the same as
391 + 474 = ?
Each leaf is 1 inch long. How many inches is 6 leaves longer than 3 inches?
What operations are used for Step 1 and 2?
Step 1 is a multiplication operation
6 x 1 = 6 and 3 x 1 = 3
Step 2 is a subtraction operation
6 - 3 = ?
Mrs. Ramirez’s class collects 72 bottles for recycling. They collect 15 fewer cans than bottles. How many cans does Mrs. Ramirez's class collect?
Is this addition or subtraction
Subtraction
72 - 15 = ?
There were 109 birds in an oak tree. Some of the birds flew away. Now there are 76 birds in the oak tree. How many birds flew away?
Is this addition or subtraction?
109 - ? = 76 is the same as
109 - 76 = ?
Dayanna sees some butterflies today. Ashley sees 345 butterflies as well. Both girls see 595 butterflies that day. How many butterflies did Dayanna see?
Is this addition or subtraction?
Subtraction
? + 345 = 595 is the same as
595 - 345 = ?