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100

Remi has 4 pink balloons and 6 orange balloons. How many balloons does she have in all? 

10 balloons

100

Luke had 4 goats. Then he got some more. Now he has 8 goats. How many more goats did he get?

4

100

Zeya had 9 brownies. She ate 6 brownies. How many brownies are left? Write a subtraction equation to solve. 

9-6=3

100

Zeya has 3 hats. Luke has 10 hats. Who has a fewer number of hats? 

Zeya

100

Titan has 5 balls in all. He gets 2 more balls. Then, he gives away 1 ball. How many balls does he have left? 

6 balls

200

There are 8 butterflies. Then 1 more butterfly joins. Which equation shows how many butterflies in all? 

a. 8+1=9

b. 8+1=8

c. 6+3=9

d. 7+1=9

a. 8+1=9

200

Haizlea sets 8 plates on the dinner table. She needs 10 plates. How many more plates does Haizlea need to have 10 in all? 

a. 1 plate

b. 2 plates

c. 3 plates

4. 6 plates

b. 2 plates

200

Hailey had 8 stickers. She lost 3 stickers. How many stickers does Hailey have left? 

5

200

Gentry has 4 cats. Titan has 9 cats. How many more cats does Titan have than Gentry?

5 cats

200

Damon has 9 baseballs. He wants to keep 2 for himself and give one to each of his 7 friends. Will he have enough baseballs to hand out? Explain with numbers and words. 

Yes, 7+2=9. 

300

Owain feeds 4 alpacas and 2 cows. How many animals does Owain feed in all? Write an equation to match the story. 

6 animals

4+2=6

300

Owain and Gunner have 7 cubes in all. Gunner has 5 cubes. How many cubes does Owain have? 

Choose two equations that show the story.

a. 7-5=2                           b. 7+2=9                     c. 5-5=0

d. 5+2=7                          e. 7+5=12

a. 7-5=2                     

d. 5+2=7

300

Draw the missing cubes on the mat. Then write a subtraction equation that shows the story.

Jaxson has 6 books. 

He gives 3 cards to his friends. 

How many books does Jaxson have left? 

a. 5+1=6               b. 1+4=5                c. 6+3=9              d. 6-3=3

d. 6-3=3

300

Cash has 7 footballs. Alexis has 2 footballs. Which equation shows how many more footballs Cash has than Alexis? 

a. 2+7=9

b. 2+6=8

c. 7-2=5

d. 10-5=5

c. 7-2=5

300

There are 6 birds. Some go in the tree. Some stay up in the sky. Match the number of birds in the tree with the number of birds up in the sky.


In the tree:        4 birds               6 birds                        1 Birds

Up in the sky:    0 birds              5 birds                          2 birds

4 birds in tree/ 2 birds in sky

6 birds in tree/ 0 birds in sky

1 birds in tree/ 5 birds in sky

400

Gunner has 2 cats, Haizlea has 3 cats, and Remi has 4 cats. How many cats do they have in all? 

9 cats

400

Cash made 3 touchdowns in the first half of the game. Then he made some more touchdowns. All together he made 7 touchdowns. Which equation does NOT describe the story? 

a. 3+4=7

b. 3+7=10

c. 7-3=4

d. 7-4=3

b. 3+7=10

400

Draw the missing cubes on the mat. Then write a subtraction equation that shows the story.

Titan has 5 pokemon cards. 

He gives 3 cards to his friends. 

How many cards does Titan have left? 

a. 5+1=6               b. 1+4=5                c. 5-3=2              d. 3-3=0

  c. 5-3=2  

400

Roonie sees 6 black bears. Damon sees 4 black bears. How many fewer black bears does Damon see than Roonie? Write an equation to match the story. 

2 

6-4=2

400

Mrs. Meekins has 5 pencils. She wants to keep 3 for herself and give one to each of her 3 friends. Will Mrs. Meekins have enough pencils? Use pictures and words to explain. 

No. 3+3=6, but she only has 5. She will need one more. 

500

Jaxson has 4 cookies. Damon has 2 cookies. Then Damon gets 2 more cookies. How many cookies do they have in all? 

Write an equation to describe the story. 

4+2+2=8 cookies

500

Hailey had 2 pieces of candy. Then she gets some more. Now she has 7 pieces of candy. 

Which equation does NOT describe the story? 

a. 2+5=7

b. 7-2=5

c. 7-5=2

d. 2+7=9

d. 2+7=9

500

Alexis has 2 cookies. Gentry has 8 cookies. What happens for them to have the same number of cookies?

a. Gentry gives Alexis 1 cookie

b. Gentry gives Alexis 2 cookies

c. Alexis gives Gentry 4 cookies

d. Alexis gives Gentry 2 cookies

b. Gentry gives Alexis 2 cookies

500

Sierra has 8 pumpkins. Roonie has 7 pumpkins. Which equation shows how many more pumpkins Sierra has than Roonie? 

a. 7-4=3

b. 8-7=1

c. 4+5=9

d. 3+3=6

b. 8-7=1

500

There are 8 horses. Some go inside the fence. Some stay outside the fence. Match the number of horses inside the fence with the number of horses outside


Inside:      4 horses               5 horses                      2 horses

Outside:    3 horses               4 horses                      6 horses

4 inside/ 4 outside

5 inside/ 3 outside

2 inside/ 6 outside