Medium-2 sets word problems in familiar places — Ms. Clark's classroom, a duck pond, and a bookshelf — so children practice picturing the action before solving. Three story problems mix adding and subtracting within 15. Then a five-question Choose the Operation section asks kids to explain whether they would add or subtract for situations like Tom eating grapes, Ana picking flowers, and cars driving away from a parking lot.
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Word Problems: Add & Subtract Within 20
Part A: Solve the Word Problems
Read each problem. Use the box to show your work. Write the answer.
1. Ms. Clark has 9 pencils on her desk. She gives 5 to students. How many pencils does she have left?
Answer: 4 pencils
2. Jake sees 6 ducks on the pond. Then 7 more ducks swim over. How many ducks are on the pond now?
Answer: 13 ducks
3. There are 15 books on the shelf. A student takes 8 books. How many books are still on the shelf?
Answer: 7 books
Part B: Choose the Operation
Write 'add' or 'subtract' to tell what you would do to solve each problem.
1. Tom has 12 grapes. He eats 4. To find how many are left, you subtract.
2. Ana has 6 flowers. She picks 8 more. To find the total, you add.
3. There are 11 cars. Then 3 drive away. To find how many are left, you subtract.
4. Rosa has 5 stickers. Kai gives her 9 more. To find the total, you add.
5. A dog has 13 treats. He eats 7. To find how many are left, you subtract.
Word Problems: Add & Subtract Within 20
★ Part A: Solve the Word Problems
Read each problem. Use the box to show your work. Write the answer.
1) Ms. Clark has 9 pencils on her desk. She gives 5 to students. How many pencils does she have left?
Answer: 4 pencils
2) Jake sees 6 ducks on the pond. Then 7 more ducks swim over. How many ducks are on the pond now?
Answer: 13 ducks
3) There are 15 books on the shelf. A student takes 8 books. How many books are still on the shelf?
Answer: 7 books
★ Part B: Choose the Operation
Write 'add' or 'subtract' to tell what you would do to solve each problem.
1) Tom has 12 grapes. He eats 4. To find how many are left, you subtract.
2) Ana has 6 flowers. She picks 8 more. To find the total, you add.
3) There are 11 cars. Then 3 drive away. To find how many are left, you subtract.
4) Rosa has 5 stickers. Kai gives her 9 more. To find the total, you add.
5) A dog has 13 treats. He eats 7. To find how many are left, you subtract.
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