Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

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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?

Back

Subtraction is the process of taking one number away from another.

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How do you find the total number of items when some are added?

Back

You add the number of new items to the original number of items.

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How do you find out how many are left when some are taken away?

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You subtract the number of items taken away from the original number.

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If Brad has 70 balloons and 32 are red, how do you find the number of green balloons?

Back

Subtract the number of red balloons from the total: 70 - 32 = 38 green balloons.

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If Megan has 27 seashells and wants 64, how do you find out how many more she needs?

Back

Subtract the number of seashells she has from the total she wants: 64 - 27 = 37 more seashells.

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How do you compare two quantities to see which is greater?

Back

You subtract the smaller quantity from the larger quantity.

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If Alyssa has 42 cookies and Jordan has 68, how do you find how many more cookies Jordan has?

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Subtract Alyssa's cookies from Jordan's: 68 - 42 = 26 more cookies.

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What do you do when more items are added to a group?

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You add the number of new items to the original group to find the new total.

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If there are 79 birds in a tree and 21 more fly in, how do you find the total?

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Add the number of birds that flew in to the original number: 79 + 21 = 100 birds.