Tape Diagrams
Place Value
Arrow Way
Solve Your Way
100

Eighty-two students are in the math club. 35 students are in the science club. How many more students are in the math club than science club?

82 - 35 = 47

100

5 tens + 2 tens + 8 ones =

5 tens + 2 tens + 8 ones = 78

100

    +10             +___

98 ⟶_____ ⟶ 109

    +10              +1

98 ⟶  108   ⟶  109

100

91 - 24 =

91 - 24 = 67

200

Forty-six birds sat on a wire. Some flew away, but 29 stayed. How many birds flew away?

46 - 17 = 29

46 - 29 = 17

17 + 29 = 46

200

9 tens - 70 + 4 ones =

9 tens - 70 + 4 ones = 24

200

    +1                     +__

32 ⟶ _______ ⟶ 43  

    +1              +10

32 ⟶   33   ⟶ 43  

200

86 + 45 =

86 + 45 = 131

300

Ian bought a pack of 47 water balloons. 19 were red, 16 were yellow, and the rest were blue. How many water balloons were blue?

47 - 19 - 16 = 12

19 + 16 + 12 = 47

300

12 tens + 3 tens = ____ hundreds ____ tens

12 tens + 3 tens =  1 hundreds  5 tens

300

     -__                  -__

60 ⟶ _______ ⟶ 49

      -1              -10

60 ⟶   59   ⟶ 49

300

154 + 27 =

154 + 27 = 181

400

Daniel read 54 pages of his book in the morning. He read 27 fewer pages in the afternoon. How many pages did Daniel read altogether?

54 - 27 = 27

54 + 27 = 71

400

13 tens 7 ones = 1 hundred + ____ tens +____ ones

13 tens 7 ones = 1 hundred 3 tens 7 ones

400

          +10           +1

____ ⟶ ____ ⟶ 73

         +10             +1

62     ⟶   72   ⟶ 73

400

105 - 42 =

105 - 42 = 63

500

Sally went shopping. She spent $86 on groceries and $39 on clothing. How much more did Sally spend on groceries than on clothing?

86 - 39 = 47

500

123 + 4 tens = _____

123 + 4 tens = 163

500

       -20               -9              -__                    

___ ⟶   109   ⟶  ___  ⟶  94

           -20               -9              -6                  

129   ⟶   109   ⟶  100  ⟶  94

500

38 + 68 + 71 + 12 =

38 + 68 + 71 + 12 = 189