All Common Core: 1st Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
Jess has t-shirts in her drawer. This week she has worn of her t-shirts. How many are left in the drawer?
This is a subtraction problem because Jess has worn some of her shirts, so her total number of shirts in the drawer is decreasing.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #545 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
Cassie picked flowers outside. She gave to her mom, and she wants to give the rest to her sister. How many does she have left for her sister?
This is a subtraction problem because Cassie gave some of her flowers away, so she will have less than what she started with.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #1401 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Mark has coins in his pocket. When he gets them out, he drops all but of them. How many coins did he drop?
This is a subtraction problem because Mark dropped some of his coins so he has less than what he started with.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #1402 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Toby has toys in his toy bin. At the end of the day, he has toys remaining in the bin. How many did he take out?
This is a subtraction problem because Toby took toys out of the bin, so he is decreasing the number of toys in his bin.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #1403 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Ally has pieces of her Halloween candy left. She decides to share pieces with her sister. How many pieces does she have left?
This is a subtraction problem because Ally is giving some of her candy away, so she will have less than what she started with.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #551 : Ssat Elementary Level Quantitative (Math)
David sees apples on the apple tree. If he picks of them, how many will be left?
This is a subtraction problem because David is taking away apples.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #7 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
On Christmas Eve morning, a tree lot had trees left to sell. By the end of the day, they had only trees left. How many did they sell?
This is a subtraction problem because the tree lot is getting rid of trees, so they have less by the end of the day.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #1401 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
The pet store has goldfish in a tank. A teacher bought fish for her school’s fish tank. How many goldfish does the pet store have left?
This is a subtraction problem because the pet store sold some of their fish, so they will have less fish.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #1402 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
Spot has a box of treats with bones left. The box started off with treats. How many treats has Spot eaten from the box?
This is a subtraction problem because Spot has eaten some of the bones, so he has less than what he started with.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #1403 : Common Core Math: Grade 1
The baseball team has balls to practice with. There are boys on the team. If they each take a ball, how many balls are left over?
This is a subtraction problem because we want to know how many baseballs are left after the team members each take one.
We can start at and count back .