Understanding Subtraction in Word Problems

Understanding Subtraction in Word Problems

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Education

2nd - 3rd Grade

Hard

Created by

Olivia Brooks

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The video tutorial explains a word problem involving Mrs. Grange's second grade class, which starts with 45 tennis balls. The problem involves subtracting 19 balls that are thrown over a fence and 6 balls that disappear. The tutorial guides through the subtraction process, including regrouping, to find that 20 tennis balls remain.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many tennis balls does Mrs. Grange's class start with?

19

26

45

20

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in solving the word problem?

Write down the given information

Guess the answer

Add the numbers

Multiply the numbers

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What operation is needed to find out how many tennis balls are left?

Addition

Multiplication

Subtraction

Division

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is subtraction used in this problem?

To find the total

To find the difference

To find the sum

To find the product

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many tennis balls are thrown over the fence?

6

19

26

45

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result after subtracting the tennis balls thrown over the fence?

20

26

19

45

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of regrouping in subtraction?

To make numbers larger

To add numbers

To make subtraction easier

To divide numbers

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