Practice word problems and operation properties
Tom has 5 apples. His friend gives him 3 more. How many apples does Tom have now?
There are 9 birds on a tree. 4 fly away. How many birds are left?
3 + 5 is the same as 5 + 3
Emma had 12 crayons. She lost 7. How many does she have left? ___
Losing crayons means subtract.
What is 7 + 0?
Jake has some toys. He gets 4 more and now has 10 toys. How many did he start with?
10 - 0 = 10
Maria has 6 red flowers and 6 yellow flowers. How many flowers does she have? ___
Add 6 + 6.
There are 15 students. 8 are girls. How many are boys?
5 + 2 + 3 is the same as 5 + 5
A basket has 8 apples. Mom adds 5 more. How many apples are in the basket now? ___
Adding more means we add the numbers.
What does the equal sign (=) mean?
In the equation 7 + 3 = 10, the 10 is called the sum.
Ben had 14 stickers. He gave 6 to his sister. How many does Ben have now? ___
Giving away means subtract.
Which property says that 4 + 5 = 5 + 4?
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