1. Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

2. Find the Clue Words!
Alex has 25 cars in his collection. Thomas has 32 cars in his collection. How many more cars does Thomas have?
What are the clue words?
a. Thomas has 32 cars
b. How many more
c. does Thomas have

3. Oops!
Try again!

4. You’re right!
“How many more” are clue words.

5. Now…
What should we do?
Add
Subtract

6. Oops!
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7. Yes!
We need to subtract.

8. Look at the problem again.
Alex has 25 cars in his collection. Thomas has 32 cars in his collection. How many more cars does Thomas have?
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9. Did you write this number sentence?
The answer is…
Did you write this number sentence? 32
-25 7

10. Let’s try another one.
Cheyenne has 8 dolls in her collection. Karina has 7 dolls. How many dolls do the girls have altogether?
What are the clue words?
a. How many dolls
b. Cheyenne has 8
c. altogether

11. Oops!
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12. You’re right!
The clue word is “altogether.”

13. Should we…
Add
Subtract

14. Oops!
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15. “Altogether” is a clue word for addition.
Yes!
“Altogether” is a clue word for addition.

16. Look at the problem again.
Cheyenne has 8 dolls in her collection. Karina has 7 dolls. How many dolls do the girls have altogether?
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17. The answer is…
Did you write this?
8 + 7 = 15

18. Try another one. 3. Drake has 76 baseball cards.
Blake has 59 baseball cards.
How many more cards does Drake
have?
Work it out Check answer

19. The answer is… 76
-59 17

20. Are you getting warmed up yet?
Josie has 18 gel pens in her collection.
Bailee has 25 gel pens.
How many more pens does Bailee have?
Work it out Check answer

21. The answer is… 25
-18 7

22. Last one!
Courtney has 87 stickers in her collection. Jason has 96 stickers. How many stickers do they have in all?
Work it out Check answer

23. The answer is… 87
+96
183

24. You did…
GREAT!