All Common Core: 1st Grade Math Resources
Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
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 #2 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
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
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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 #6 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
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
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Example Question #7 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
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
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Example Question #1 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
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
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Example Question #9 : Subtraction Within 20 To Solve Word Problems
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
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Example Question #1 : 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
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All Common Core: 1st Grade Math Resources
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