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Addition Subtraction Problem Solving
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Addition Subtraction Problem Solving
🧮 Part 1: Joining and Separating Problems
1. There are 34 kiwifruit in one box and 28 in another box. How many kiwifruit are there altogether?
Answer: _______ kiwifruit
2. Sarah had 67 marbles. She gave 29 marbles to her friend. How many marbles does Sarah have left?
Answer: _______ marbles
3. At the school fair, there were 45 balloons. 18 balloons popped during the day. How many balloons were left?
Answer: _______ balloons
4. Jake collected 26 shells at the beach. His sister collected 35 shells. How many shells did they collect altogether?
Answer: _______ shells
🔍 Part 2: Comparing Groups
5. Emma has 52 stickers and Tom has 38 stickers. How many more stickers does Emma have than Tom?
Answer: _______ more stickers
6. There are 73 books on the top shelf and 49 books on the bottom shelf. What is the difference between the number of books on each shelf?
Answer: _______ books
7. Choose the best strategy for solving 64 - 27:
Count on from 27 to 64
Count back 27 from 64
Both strategies work well
🌟 Part 3: Challenge Problems
8. There were some apples in a basket. The teacher took out 35 apples for morning tea, and there were 48 apples left in the basket. How many apples were in the basket at the start?
Answer: _______ apples
9. Explain how you solved problem 8. What strategy did you use?
10. Create your own word problem using the numbers 42 and 29. Write the problem and show how to solve it.
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