Subtraction to 20
9 + 4
13
SOLVE USING YOUR FINGERS!
8 - 5
3
Kevin found some bird feathers in the park. On his way home he lost some of the feathers.
Subtraction
Ms. Dorie read 8 books one month and 6 the next. How many books did she read altogether?
14 books
Santa has 7 candy canes in his pocket. Rudolph eats one. How many candy canes does Santa have left?
6 candy canes
12 - 5
7
SOLVE WITH A DRAWING!
6 + 11
17
Mr. Josh bought some red apples and some green apples. How many apples did he buy?
Addition
Ms. Erin had 20 pencils and handed out 13 to her class. How many does she have left?
7 pencils
We have 8 long-sleeve shirts and 12 short-sleeve shirts. How many shirts do we have?
20 shirts
3 + 15
18
SOLVE USING A NUMBER LINE!
18 - 4
14
Ms. Kaley collected 38 seashells at the beach. She lost some.
Subtraction
Robert had some Goldfish crackers. He ate 7 of them. Then he had 3 left. How many Goldfish crackers did Robert have before he ate some?
10 Goldfish crackers
The dentist did check-ups on 6 adults and 10 children. How many check-ups did the dentist do altogether?
16 check-ups
14 - 4
10
SOLVE WITH A DRAWING!
3 turkeys plus 7 turkeys is how many turkeys?
10 turkeys
Goofy Glenda counted a lot of ants on the playground. She counted even more ants at her house.
Addition
Marsha had a jar of 15 pickles. She ate 7 pickles and drank some of the pickle juice. How many pickles are left in the jar?
8 pickles
13 friends are playing kickball. 6 friends are playing tag. How many friends are there in all?
19 friends
18 - 9
9
18 goblins minus 2 goblins is how many goblins?
16 goblins
Hazel and Frankie chewed up 5 pairs of Mr. Josh's shoes. Mr. Josh looked in his closet and now only has 2 pairs left. How many shoes did he start with?
Addition: 2 + 5 = 7. Subtraction ? - 2 = 5.
Mr. Colby made some water balloons. He threw 4 of them at trick-or-treaters (Not very nice, is it?). Now he has 8 water balloons left. How many did he have to start?
12 water balloons
There were 12 horses running in the field. There are 3 horses resting in the barn. How MANY MORE horses are in the field than the barn?
9 more horses