Mrs. Boyack gave Olivia 6 stars. Then she gave Olivia some more. Now Olivia has 11 stars. How many more stars did Mrs. Boyack give her? Which equation matches the story??
11 + 6 = ?
? - 11 = 6
6 + ? = 11
Owen bought 6 pieces of bubble gum and 7 suckers. How many pieces of candy did he buy in all? Which equation matches the story?
6 + 7 = ?
7 - ? = 6
7 - 6 = ?
Sawyer W. has some stickers He gives Milo 4 stickers. Now Sawyer W. has 9 stickers left. How many stickers did Sawyer W. have before he gave some to Milo? Which equation matches the story?
9 - 4 = ?
? + 4 = 9
? - 4 = 9
There are 13 players from Mrs. Boyack's class on the soccer field. Some students from Mrs. Jenkins class come to play. Now there are 19 players on the soccer field. Which equation represents the story?
13 + 19 = ?
? - 13 = 19
13 + ? = 19
Brinlee has 8 spiders. Tristen has some lizards. Altogether they have 11 animals. How many lizards does Tristen have?
3
Grayson has 19 markers. He gives some markers to Camila. Now, he has 11 markers left. How many markers did Grayson give to Camila?
8
Abreah cooks 9 more marshmallows than Bentley. Bentley cooks 5 marshmallows. How many marshmallows does Abreah cook?
14
Townes painted a picture using 16 colors. Brooke painted a picture using 10 fewer colors. How many colors did Brooke use to paint with?
6
Mrs. Boyack baked 12 cookies. Everett ate some of them. Now there are 5 cookies. How many cookies did Everett eat?
7
Adau has some cupcakes. She gives 9 of them to her friends. She has 5 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes did Adau have to start with? Which equation matches the story?
? - 9 = 5
9 - 5 = ?
5 - ? = 9
Aaron has 6 Poké-balls. Isaiah has 16 Poké-balls. How many fewer Poké-balls does Aaron have than Isaiah? Which equations matches the story?
16 + 6 = ?
16 - 6 = ?
? - 16 = 6
6 - 16 = ?
Ma'Kai has 20 Pokémon cards. He gives some to Jadalyn. Now he has 15 Pokémon cards. How many did he give to Jadalyn?
5
Sawyer L. has 9 more pieces of bubblegum than Liera. Liera has 5 pieces. How many pieces of bubblegum does Sawyer L. have? Which equation matches the story?
? - 5 = 5
9 + 5 = ?
5 - ? = 9
There were some students on the bus. 9 students got off at the bus stop. Now there are 8 students on the bus. How many students were on the bus to begin with? Which equation matches the story?
9 - 8 = ?
? - 9 = 8
8 + ? = 9
Mrs. Boyack has some beads. She uses 7 beads to make a bracelet. She has 8 beads left. How many beads did Mrs. Boyack have to start? Which equation matches the story?
8 - 7 = ?
? - 7 = 8
7 - ? = 8
Mrs. Boyack's class is flying kites. 5 students have to go home. There are still 12 students flying kites. How many students were there to begin with? Which equation matches the story?
? - 5 = 12
12 - 5 = ?
5 + ? = 12
