mathematics

mathematics

addition and subtraction

word problems

When doing addition you must look out for key words such as:

• in all

• how many more

• altoghether

• sum

• adden

Multiple Choice

Jake had 5 marbles he Sadie gave him 5 more. how many marbles did jake have in all?

• 10

• 5

• 3

So we say,

5+5=?

Answer:

Jake had 10 marbles.

You are CORRECT

When subtracting look out for key words such as:

• minus

• take away

• diffrence

• decrese

• how many left

Multiple Choice

Tom had 8 dollars he gave his brother 4 dollars. how much money does tom have left ?

• 3

• 10

• 4

So we say,

8-4=?

Answer:

Tom has 4 dollars left

YOU ARE CORRECT

Lets try some

Multiple Choice

maria has 4 dolls she gave anabelle 3 how many dolls is maria left with?

• 2

• 1

• 0

Multiple Choice

Maleik had 50 cases of water. Brielle gave him 50 more cases. How many cases of water does Maleik have now?

• 500

• 1678

• 100