Kinds
What kind of equation is this for:
25-14= _?_
Difference
Tyler had 85 stickers. He gave 47 of his stickers to his brother. How many stickers does he have left?
48 stickers
A bus holds 45 people total. 28 people got on the bus at the first stop. Some more people got on at the second stop to fill up the bus. How many people got on at the second stop?
17 people
There are some marbles in a jar in a classroom. After losing 28 marbles for bad behavior there are 50 marbles now. How many marbles were in the jar to start the day?
78 marbles
Is this a correct answer: 43 peaches
Bonus: Why is it right or wrong
Yes because it has a label
What kind of equation is this for:
25-__= 11
Smaller Number
A grocery store had 79 apples in a basket. By the end of the day there was only 30 apples left. How many apples did they sell?
49 apples
Sarah wants to get 80 stickers to bring to school. She currently has 47 stickers in a binder. She goes to the store to buy some more stickers. How many stickers did she buy at the store?
33 stickers
There was a big bowl of strawberries in the fridge. After I ate the 23 strawberries, only 17 strawberries were left in the bowl. How much strawberries were in the bowl in the beginning?
40 strawberries
What kind of story problems are we working on today?
Subtraction
What kind of equation is this for:
__-14= 11
Larger Number
A school had 74 pencils at the beginning of the year. After a few months only 13 were left. How many pencils did they use?
61 pencils
A store had 89 balloons. After selling some, they had 50 balloons left. How many did they sell?
39 balloons
51 lego pieces
Is this a correct subtraction story problem type: Different
No it is difference
What kind of equation is this for:
312-__= 97
Smaller Number
Emily earned $216 from her lemonade stand. She spent $103 on her supplies. How much profit did she make?
$113
A zoo had 450 visitors by the end of the day. 318 came in the morning and some came in the afternoon. How many came in the afternoon?
132 visitors
A store had some balloons. After selling 240, they had 170 balloons left. How many did they have at the beginning of the day?
410 balloons
Is this a correct answer: 17
Bonus: Why is it right or wrong
No because there is no label
What kind of equation is this for:
__-215= 97
Larger Number
A basketball team scored 460 points this season. 397 of those points were in the normal season. How many points did they score in the tournament?
63 points
A farmer planted 729 rows of corn over the fall. 567 corn were planted in one field and some more were planted in the other field. How much corn did he plant in the second field?
162 corn
A movie theater had a lot of different candy to buy at the start of the day. After selling 315, they had only 89 left. How much candy did they have at the start of the day?
404 different candy
What are the three types of subtraction word problems?
Difference
Bigger Number
Smaller Number