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Addition Subtraction Equations
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Addition Subtraction Equations
Use addition and subtraction together to solve equations. Show your working and explain your strategy.
Solve the equations
Find each missing answer or number. Work from left to right where needed.
1.9 + 6 − 4 =
2.18 − 7 + 5 =
3.13 + − 8 = 12
4. − 9 + 6 = 14
5.24 − 8 + = 21
Solve the story problems
Write an equation and give the answer, including the correct unit.
6.Bodhi has 23 beads. She gives 8 beads to her cousin, then finds 6 more in a craft box. How many beads does Bodhi have now?
7.A fruit stall starts with 34 apples. It sells 15 apples in the morning, then receives a delivery of 9 apples. How many apples are at the stall now?
8.Explain how you worked out the number of apples remaining in the fruit stall problem. Include the two calculation steps.
Challenge
Use both operations in your working.
9.A toy box has 17 blocks. Write a short story in which some blocks are taken away and then some are added, so that the box ends with 20 blocks. Include a matching equation.
10.(8 + ) − 5 = 12
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