Common Core: 1st Grade Math : Adding and Subtracting Within 20

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Example Question #431 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

There are two after school programs at Steve’s school. One program has \(\displaystyle 7\) students and the other program has \(\displaystyle 11\). How many students go to the after school programs? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 17\)

\(\displaystyle 14\)

\(\displaystyle 15\)

\(\displaystyle 16\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 18\)

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total sutents are in the after school programs when we put the two programs together. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 7\) and count up \(\displaystyle 11\).

\(\displaystyle 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}7\\ +\ 11\end{array}}{ \ \ \ \space 18}\)

Example Question #431 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

Drew has homework in his English class and his science class. He has \(\displaystyle 2\) chapters to read in his science book and \(\displaystyle 4\) chapters to read in his English book. How many total chapters does Drew have to read? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total chapter he has to read when we put the English and the science chapters together. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 2\) and count up \(\displaystyle 4\).

\(\displaystyle 2,3,4,5,6\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}2\\ +\ 4\end{array}}{ \ \ \ \space 6}\)

Example Question #432 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

There are \(\displaystyle 8\) girls and \(\displaystyle 8\) boys in Mrs. Ray’s class. How many total students does Mrs. Ray have in her class? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 14\)

\(\displaystyle 16\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 20\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 16\)

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total students there are when we put the boys and the girls together. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 8\) and count up \(\displaystyle 8\).

\(\displaystyle 8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}8\\ +\ 8\end{array}}{ \ \ \space 16}\)

Example Question #433 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

For the school play, there are \(\displaystyle 8\) singing parts and \(\displaystyle 3\) talking parts. How many total parts are in the play? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 13\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total parts there are when we put the singing and the talking parts together. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 8\) and count up \(\displaystyle 3\).

\(\displaystyle 8,9,10,11\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}8\\ +\ 3\end{array}}{ \ \ \space 11}\)

Example Question #434 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

We ordered a large pizza and a medium pizza. The large pizza has \(\displaystyle 12\) slices of pizza and the medium pizza has \(\displaystyle 8\) slices of pizza. How many total slices of pizza are there? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 20\)

\(\displaystyle 16\)

\(\displaystyle 18\)

\(\displaystyle 19\)

\(\displaystyle 17\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 20\)

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we want to know how many total slices of pizza we have when we put the medium pizza slices together with the large pizza slices. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 12\) and count up \(\displaystyle 8\).

\(\displaystyle 12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}12\\ +\ 8\end{array}}{ \ \ \space 20}\)

Example Question #24 : Addition Within 20 To Solve Word Problems

The pet store has \(\displaystyle 2\) tanks for frogs. The first tank has \(\displaystyle 5\) frogs and the second tank has \(\displaystyle 6\) frogs. How many total frogs does the pet store have? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 13\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

Explanation:

This is an addition problem because we are putting the frogs in the two tanks together. When we put things together we are adding. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 5\) and count up \(\displaystyle 6\).

\(\displaystyle 5,6,7,8,9,10,11\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}5\\ +\ 6\end{array}}{ \ \ \space 11}\)

Example Question #435 : Adding And Subtracting Within 20

Tim’s favorite tree had \(\displaystyle 13\) branches before the storm last night. He saw \(\displaystyle 7\) branches in the yard this morning. How many branches are left on the tree? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 7\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 10\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because the tree lost branches, so it will have less than what it started with. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 13\) and count back \(\displaystyle 7.\)

\(\displaystyle 13,12,11,10,9,8,7,6\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}13\\ -\ 7\end{array}}{ \ \ \ \space 6}\)

Example Question #1391 : Common Core Math: Grade 1

Megan has \(\displaystyle 12\) markers. Ben only has \(\displaystyle 3\) markers so Megan lets Ben have \(\displaystyle 6\) of her markers. How many markers does Megan have left? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 15\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 5\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because Megan is giving some of her markers away, so she will have less than what she started with. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 12\) and count back \(\displaystyle 6\).

\(\displaystyle 12,11,10,9,8,7,6\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}12\\ -\ 6\end{array}}{ \ \ \ \space 6}\)

Example Question #3 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems

The toy panda weighs \(\displaystyle 7\) pounds less than the toy truck. The truck weighs \(\displaystyle 19\) pounds, how much does the panda weigh? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 13\)

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 14\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 12\)

Explanation:

This is a subtraction problem because we are finding the difference in weight between the truck and the panda. 

We can start at \(\displaystyle 19\) and count back \(\displaystyle 7\).

\(\displaystyle 19,18,17,16,15,14,13,12\)

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}19\\ -\ 7\end{array}}{ \ \ \space 12}\)

Example Question #4 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems

Jess has \(\displaystyle 18\) t-shirts in her drawer. This week she has worn \(\displaystyle 7\) of her t-shirts. How many are left in the drawer? 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 12\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 10\)

\(\displaystyle 11\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 11\)

Explanation:

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 \(\displaystyle 18\) and count back \(\displaystyle 7\).

\(\displaystyle 18,17,16,15,14,13,12,11\) 

\(\displaystyle \frac{\begin{array}[b]{r}18\\ -\ 7\end{array}}{ \ \ \ \space11}\)

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