Relating Addition and Subtraction Concepts

How many balls are there if you have 2 green and 3 purple balls?

• 5 balls

• 3 balls

• 2 balls

• 4 balls

What is the result of adding 2 and 3?

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

What do you get when you subtract 2 from 5?

• 3 balls

• 5 balls

• 4 balls

• 2 balls

Identify the pattern: 5 minus 2 equals?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

If you start with 5 balls and remove 3, how many are left?

• 5 balls

• 1 ball

• 2 balls

• 3 balls

What demonstrates the relationship between addition and subtraction?

• 5 + 2 = 7, 7 - 2 = 5

• 3 + 2 = 5, 5 - 2 = 3

• 2 + 3 = 5, 5 - 3 = 2

• 4 + 1 = 5, 5 - 1 = 4

What do you get when you subtract one of the original numbers from the sum of 2 and 3?

• The same sum

• Zero

• A new number

• The other original number