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Inverse Operations Detective Work

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Inverse Operations Worksheet

🔄 Inverse Operations Detective Work! 🔍

Name: _________________________________ Date: _________________

1. Detective Challenge! 🕵️‍♂️

If I have 15 cookies 🍪 and eat 6 of them, how many are left?

Write your equation:

Now write the inverse operation:

2. Complete the Part-Part-Whole diagram:

Whole: 18 🎈
Part 1:
Part 2: 7

Write two addition facts:

= +

= +

3. Circle the inverse operation pairs:

12 + 5 and 17 - 5 8 + 6 and 14 - 8 9 + 4 and 4 - 9

4. Solve the mystery number 🎯

⬜️ + 9 = 16

The missing number is:

Check using the inverse operation:

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