All Common Core: 1st Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #22 : Addition Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
For the school play, there are singing parts and talking parts. How many total parts are in the play?
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 and count up .
Example Question #23 : Addition Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
We ordered a large pizza and a medium pizza. The large pizza has slices of pizza and the medium pizza has slices of pizza. How many total slices of pizza are there?
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 and count up .
Example Question #24 : Addition Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
The pet store has tanks for frogs. The first tank has frogs and the second tank has frogs. How many total frogs does the pet store have?
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 and count up .
Example Question #831 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking
Tim’s favorite tree had branches before the storm last night. He saw branches in the yard this morning. How many branches are left on the tree?
This is a subtraction problem because the tree lost branches, so it will have less than what it started with.
We can start at and count back
Example Question #321 : Operations
Megan has markers. Ben only has markers so Megan lets Ben have of her markers. How many markers does Megan have left?
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 and count back .
Example Question #3 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
The toy panda weighs pounds less than the toy truck. The truck weighs pounds, how much does the panda weigh?
This is a subtraction problem because we are finding the difference in weight between the truck and the panda.
We can start at and count back .
Example Question #4 : 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 #5 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
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 #832 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking
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 #833 : Operations & Algebraic Thinking
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 .