Math Drills
Finding from the Sum and Difference
2Word Problems
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- Finding from the Sum and Difference
What is known is only how large two numbers come to together and how far apart they are. A single shape, Sum and Difference, has the word problems ask for whichever of the two, the greater or the smaller, is wanted.
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For the greater, add the gap to the total and halve it; for the smaller, subtract and halve. Take the addition for the subtraction and the answer is out by exactly the gap. Adding the answer found to the figure standing for the other one lands back on the total precisely.
In 2-Step Word Problems the order of the calculations was written into the scene, whereas here that order has to be assembled by the child. Probing for figures through the relation between two quantities is a view that reappears, in other forms, in the grades above.
- Sum and Difference5 questions
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These are the problems in “Various Word Problems”, shown with their answers.
(1)Chloe collected 36 stickers and origami sheets in all. Chloe collected 10 more stickers than origami sheets. How many origami sheets did Chloe collect? Answer □
Answer: 13origami sheets
(2)At the festival, Olivia got 24 candies and cookies in all. Olivia got 8 more candies than cookies. How many candies did Olivia get? Answer □
Answer: 16candies
(3)At the festival, Liam got 20 candies and cookies in all. Liam got 6 more candies than cookies. How many cookies did Liam get? Answer □
Answer: 7cookies
(4)While shopping, Sam bought 14 oranges and cookies in all. Sam bought 4 more oranges than cookies. How many oranges did Sam buy? Answer □
Answer: 9oranges
(5)On Noah's craft desk, there are 28 origami sheets and stickers in all. There are 12 more origami sheets than stickers. How many origami sheets are there? Answer □
Answer: 20origami sheets
