word problems addition subtraction

Mary has 4 apples and 3 bananas. How many fruits does she have in all?

What are the information?

• How many fruits

• 4 apples and 3 bananas

Mary has 4 apples and 3 bananas. How many fruits does she have in all?

What is the question?

• How many fruits does she have in all?

• 4 apples and 3 bananas

Mary has 4 apples and 3 bananas. How many fruits does she have in all?

what do you do when you combine?

• add

• subtract

What do you do when you take away?

• add

• subtract

There are 5 birds. 2 birds flew away. How many birds were left?

There are 5 birds. 2 birds flew away. How many were left? What will you do to solve this problem?

• add

• subtract