Story Problems Addition and Subtraction

There are 7 hamburgers on the plate.

And there are 4 sub sandwiches on the plate.

How many fewer sub sandwiches are there than hamburgers?

DO WE COMPARE OR COMBINE TO SOLVE?

• Compare

• Combine

There are 8 red cars in the parking lot.

3 blue cars park in parking lot too.

How many cars are in the parking lot now?

DO WE COMPARE OR COMBINE TO SOLVE?

• Compare

• Combine

Fred did this math problem:

15 dogs take away 3 dogs is 13 dogs.

Check his work by using the picture.

Is Fred correct?

• Yes

• No

Julie did this problem:

6 bananas added to 7 oranges is 13 pieces of fruit.

Is Julie correct?

Use the picture to help you check her work.

• Yes

• No

Which can be used to show what is happening in this problem? Tony had 11 cars. He gave 5 of them to Jackie. How many cars does he have left?

• 11 + 5

• 5 - 11

• 11 - 5

Dara had 9 cookies. She gave Jessica 3 cookies. How many cookies does Dara have left?

• 9 + 3 = 12

• 9 - 3 = 6

• 3 - 9 = 3

There are 10 gumdrops in a jar. 4 of them are red. The rest of them are yellow. How many gumdrops are yellow?

• 14

• 6

• 8

How many fewer boys are standing in line?

• 2 more boys

• 2 fewer boys

• 4 fewer girls

Sara had 5 apples, and she gave 2 to her friend. How many apples does Sara have now?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Both

There were 8 birds on a tree. 3 birds flew away. How many birds are left on the tree?

• Subtraction

• Addition

• Both