Do I Add or Subtract?

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What is Addition?

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Addition is the process of finding the total or sum by combining two or more numbers.

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What is Subtraction?

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Subtraction is the process of finding the difference between two numbers by taking one number away from another.

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If you have 5 apples and you buy 3 more, how many apples do you have now?

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5 + 3 = 8 apples.

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If there are 10 birds on a tree and 4 fly away, how many birds are left?

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10 - 4 = 6 birds.

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What do you do when you combine two groups of items?

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You add them together.

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What do you do when you want to find out how many items are left after some are taken away?

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You subtract the number taken away from the total.

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Tyler had 108 stickers and bought 218 stickers. How many stickers does Tyler have?

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108 + 218 = 326 stickers.

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There were 450 seats at the IMAX Theater. 286 seats were occupied. How many seats were empty?

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450 - 286 = 164 seats empty.

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David has 138 tools and gets 94 more. How many tools does he have now?

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138 + 94 = 232 tools.

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AMC Theater had 361 packs of M&M’s and sold some. If 78 packs are left, how many packs were sold?

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361 - 78 = 283 packs sold.