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Multiple Choice

Messiah has some pencils. He gives 6 of them to Jessiah. Now Messiah has 5 pencils. How many pencils did Messiah start with? What are you asked to find?

• what color is his pencil

• how many pencils Messiah had in the beginning

• what color is Messiah pencil

• how many erasers are on the pencils

Multiple Choice

Should Messiah have more or fewer than 5 pencils in the beginning of the story?

• Messiah should have fewer than 5 pencils in the beginning

• Messiah should have more than 5 pencils in the beginning

• Jessiah should have more than 5 pencils in the beginning

Multiple Choice

How can you tell if this problem is an addition or subtraction?

• Since Messiah gave away 6 pencils, I need to add

• I need to add Jessiah 6 pencils for Jessiah

• Since Messiah gave away 6 pencils, I need to subtract

Multiple Choice

Messiah has some pencils. He gives 6 of them to Jessiah. Now Messiah has 5 pencils. Write an equation for this story.

• 6+8 =14

• 6+5 =11

• 6-5 =1

Multiple Choice

Londyn has 13 packs of starburst candy. How many sour packs can she have? How many sweet packs can she have? Write an equation for this story.

• 19 = 9+10

• 13 = 6+7

• 13-6 = 4