How Many More or Fewer

Lyla and Gabi have some crayons. Lyla has 13 and Gabi has 7. Gabi has ____________ crayons than Lyla.

Which related equations help you solve this problem? I have 8 hats. I need some more to have 18. How many hats do I still need? There may be more than one.

• 8+_=18

• 18+8=_

• 18-8=_

• 8-18+_

Bella has 8 pennies. Bella has 5 more pennies than Isaac. How many pennies does Isaac have? Which equation solves this problem?

• 8+5=13

• 8-5=3

How many fewer oranges than apples?

• 3

• 4

• 8

Linda has 6 shells and 2 rocks

How many more shells than rocks

___=6-2

• 4

• 6

• 5

How many more students own a dog than a hamster? 

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6

How many more students own a cat or a dog combined than a snake?

• 2

• 7

• 9

• 11

How many more students liked hockey and baseball combined than basketball? 

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 9

How many fewer people liked hockey than football? 

• 3

• 5

• 8

• 11

How many more students own a dog than a hamster? 

• 2

• 4

• 5

• 6