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100
37 people went to the fair. 14 people left after riding the ferris wheel. How many people remained at the fair?
23 people
100
44 kids were at the amusement park. Some of them left and now there are only 10 kids at the park. How many left?
Then, 10 more kids left. How many are there now?
44 - __ = 10 OR 44 - 10 = 34
34 - 10 = 24
100
Luke has 5 dimes, 2 nickels, and 3 pennies. How much money does he have?
63 cents
100
How can you make a ten to help you solve this problem:
8 + 6 =
Break apart 6 into 2 and 4. Add 2 to 8 to make 10. Add 4 to 10 to make 14.
OR
Break apart 8 into 4 and 4. Add 4 to 6 to make 10. Then add 4 to make 14.
100
Sarah is using base ten blocks to model this equation: 56-18=?
Draw a model to show her work and answer.
56-18= 38
200
60 dogs were at the shelter. 23 of them got adopted. How many dogs are left at the shelter?
37 dogs
200
Alex had 100 pieces of candy in her candy jar. She ate 25 pieces. How many are left?
If her mom adds 15 more pieces to the jar, how much will she have?
100 - 25 = 75
75 + 15 = 90
200
Zoey has two quarters, 3 dimes, and 1 nickel. How much money does she have?
85 cents
200
Show how these numbers are related using a fact family:
16, 4, and 12
4+12=16
12+4=16
16-4=12
16-12=4
200
If four tens and two ones were added to 56, what would the new number be? Use a strategy to show your work.
56+42= 98
300
Last season, JC scored 16 soccer goals. She scored 18 goals this soccer season. How many goals did she score in both seasons?
34 goals
300
Alma read 20 pages of her chapter book on Friday. She read 40 pages on Saturday and Sunday together.
How many pages does she need to read before she finishes her book at page 80?
20 + 40 = 60
60 + __ = 80 OR 80 - 60 = 20
300
Nya has one 5 dollar bill, one 10 dollar bill, and two 1 dollar bills. She wants to buy a video game for 20 dollars. Does she have enough? If not, how much more does she need?
No, 5+10+2= 17 dollars. She needs 3 more dollars.
300
Create a fact family using the following.
4+7=11
7+4=11
11-4=7
11-7=4
300
Make a model to find the difference between 88 and 64.
24
400
Julian had some toy cars in his collection. He got 16 more for his birthday, and now he has 32. How many did he have before?
16
400
Noah made 45 cupcakes. She threw away 12 that were burnt.
Then, she makes 28 more. How many does she have now?
45 - 12 = 33
33 + 28 = 61
400
Evan has three quarters and one dime. John has 1 quarter, 3 dimes, and 5 nickels. Who has more money and why?
Evan, because he has 85 cents and John has 60 cents.
400
Which equation completes the fact family below:
4 + 8 = 12
8 + 4 = 12
12 - 8 = 4
a. 12 + 8 = 20
b. 8 + 12 = 20
c. 12 - 4 = 8
d. 4 - 12 = 8
C
400
Make a model to show the difference between 82 and 45.
82-45=37
500
Michelle has 82 skittles and Ben has 42. What is the difference between the amount of their skittles?
Michelle has 40 more skittles than Ben
Ben has 40 fewer skittles than Michelle
500
There were 62 people at the movies. 24 left after their movie ended.
At the end of the day there were 32 people at the movies. How many more people left the movies?
62 - 24 = 38
38 - 6 = 32 or 38 - 32 = 6
500
Sarah wants to buy dinner for 26 dollars. She gives the waiter two 5 dollar bills and one 20 dollar bill. How much money will she get back in change?
4 dollars.
5+5+2=30
30-26=4
500
Create a fact family using the following numbers:
15, 7, ?
7+8=17
8+7=15
15-7=8
15-8=7
500
Some skittles were in Maddie's bag. Her friend added 27 more. Now, there's 82.
How many were in the bag in the first place?"
Answers to show work will vary
Subtraction: 82-27= 55
Counting up: 27+55=82