Add and Subtract 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?

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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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How do you find out how much taller one person is than another?

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You subtract the shorter person's height from the taller person's height.

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If you have 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes, how do you find out how many more chocolate cupcakes there are?

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You subtract the number of vanilla cupcakes from the number of chocolate cupcakes.

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What is a word problem in math?

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A word problem is a mathematical problem that is presented in the form of a story or real-life scenario.

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How do you solve a word problem?

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Read the problem carefully, identify the numbers involved, determine what is being asked, and then use addition or subtraction to find the answer.

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If there are 112 ducks and 78 flew away, how do you find out how many are left?

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You subtract the number of ducks that flew away from the total number of ducks.

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What does 'altogether' mean in a math problem?

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'Altogether' means to find the total by adding numbers together.

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If Jordan read 485 pages last month and 391 pages this month, how do you find the total pages read?

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You add the pages read last month to the pages read this month.

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What is the difference between two numbers?

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The difference is the result of subtracting one number from another.