Math Talk
When we subtract two numbers, the answer you find is called the _______.
What is the Difference?
90 - 40 = ___
What is 50?
58 - 36 = ___
What is 22?
7 rods and 8 units
What is 78?
There are 35 people at block party. 20 of them leave. How many people are still at the party?
What is 15 people?
Keywords like more and greater than, the plan is to __________.
What is add ?
7 tens - 3 ten is ______.
What is 4 tens?
43 - 25 = ____
What is 18?
6 rods and 6 units
What is 66?
A floral shop has 72 tulips. Some of them are sold. There are 24 tulips left. How many tulips were sold?
What is 48?
Keywords like fewer or less than, the plan is to ________.
What is subtract?
8 tens - 6 tens = ____.
What is 4 tens?
67 - 52 = __
What is 15?
3 rods and 15 units
There are 31 papers to pass out. You pass out 12 papers. Then you pass out 8 more. How many papers do you have left?
What is 11?
31 - 12 = 19
19 - 8 = 11
Keywords like many more or much more, the plan is to ___________.
What is subtract?
78 - 32 = ___
What is 46?
51 - 19 = ___
What is 32?
5 rods and 13 ones
What is 63?
47 students are playing football. 23 fewer students are playing soccer than playing football. How many students in all are playing football and soccer?
What is 71 ?
47 - 23 = 24
24 + 47 = 71
This strategy is used to show what you know, and what you need to find in any word problem.
What is C-U-B-E-S … CUBES Math Strategy!!
44 - 28 = ___
What is 16?
70 - 29 = ___
What is 41?
8 rods and 19 ones
What is 99?
A store has 98 video games to sell. In one hour, 28 video games are sold. In the next hour, 41 video games are sold. How many video games are left to sell?
What is 29?
98 - 28 = 70
70 - 41 = 29