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Find the missing part
Subtraction Stories
Which sentence is true?
Write a new sentence
Complete the sentence
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6 is my whole. The part that I know is 5. What is the missing part?
1
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There are 8 butterflies on a bush. 4 fly away. How many are left? Tell me the answer and the subtraction sentence.
4 8 - 4 = 4
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5 is my whole. 4 and 1 are my parts. Which sentence is true? 4 - 5 = 1 5 - 1 = 4
5 - 1 = 4
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7 is the whole. 3 and 4 are the parts. 7 - 3 = 4 What is a new subtraction sentence?
7 - 4 = 3
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8 - ____ = 4
4
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9 is my whole. 5 is the part that I know. What is the missing part?
4
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9 children are playing outside. 3 go inside. How many children are still outside? Tell me the answer and the subtraction sentence.
6 9 - 3 = 6
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6 is the whole. 4 and 2 are the parts. Which sentence is true? 2 - 4 = 6 4 - 2 = 6
4 - 2 = 6
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9 is the whole. 8 and 1 are the parts. 9 - 1 = 8 What is a new subtraction sentence?
9 - 8 = 1
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10 - ___ = 4
6
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There are 6 bones in all. I can see 4 of them. How many are in the bowl?
2
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There are 8 plates. 5 plates have pasta. The rest have salad. How many plates have salad? Tell me the answer and the subtraction sentence.
3 have salad. 8 - 5 = 3
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4 is the whole. 3 and 1 are the parts. Which number sentence is true? 1 - 4 = 3 3 = 4 - 1
3 = 4 - 1
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5 is the whole. 4 and 1 are the parts. 5 - 4 = 1 What is a new subtraction sentence?
5 - 1 = 4
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9 - ____ = 3
6
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There are 9 bones in all. I can see 7 of them. How many are in the bowl?
2
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Isaac has 7 pens. Holly has 3 pens. How many more pens does Isaac have than Holly? Tell me the answer and the subtraction sentence.
4 more pens. 7 - 3 = 4
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9 is the whole. 8 and 1 are the parts. Which sentence is true? 1= 9 - 8 8 - 1 = 9
1 = 9 - 8
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6 is the whole. 4 and 2 are the parts. 6 - 4 = 2 Tell me a new subtraction and addition sentence.
6 - 2 = 4 4 + 2 = 6 or 2 + 4 = 6
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___ - 2 = 6
8
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There are 10 8 bones in all. I can see 5 of them. How many are in the bowl?
3
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Martin has 4 baseballs and 3 soccer balls. How many more baseballs than soccer balls does he have? What kind of subtraction story is this?
Comparing
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5 is the whole. 2 and 3 are the parts. Which number sentences are true? 2 = 5 - 3 3 - 2 = 5 5 = 2 - 3 5 - 3 = 2
2 = 5 - 3 5 - 3 = 2
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9 is the whole. 5 and 4 are the parts. Tell me two subtraction sentences and one addition sentence using those numbers.
9 - 5 = 4 9 - 4 = 5 4 + 5 = 9 or 5 + 4 = 9
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___ - 2 = 7
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