Challenge problems with word problems and multi-step thinking
Sara has 7 red balloons and 6 blue balloons. How many balloons does she have in total?
Tom started with 15 marbles. He gave some to his friend and now has 8 left. How many did he give away? ___
What do you subtract from 15 to get 8?
Which number sentence matches: 'I had 9 cookies. I ate some. Now I have 4 left'?
If 8 + 5 = 13, then 13 - 5 = 8
Emma counted 6 red cars and 8 blue cars in the parking lot. How many cars did she count? ___
Add the red and blue cars together.
Jake has 12 pencils. He wants to share them equally with his friend so they each have the same amount. How many will each person get?
A number plus 7 equals 14. What is the number? ___
Think: 7 + ? = 14
There are 18 students. 9 are girls. How many are boys?
Making 10 can help you add. For example: 8 + 5 = 8 + 2 + 3 = 10 + 3 = 13
Maya solved 5 + 9 by thinking '5 + 5 = 10, then 10 + 4 = 14'. What strategy did she use? (Type: make ten OR doubles)
She made a ___ first before adding the rest.
A bookshelf has 7 books on the top shelf and 8 books on the bottom shelf. If 3 books fall off, how many books are left on the shelf?
16 - 9 = ___. (Hint: Think 'count on' from 9 to 16)
How many from 9 to reach 16?
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