Math Drills
Finding from the Sum and Difference
1Word 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)Liam has 26 beads and candies in all. There are 10 more beads than candies. How many candies are there? Answer □
Answer: 8candies
(2)While shopping, Ethan bought 22 apples and candies in all. Ethan bought 8 more apples than candies. How many candies did Ethan buy? Answer □
Answer: 7candies
(3)On Grace's craft desk, there are 38 origami sheets and sheets of paper in all. There are 14 more origami sheets than sheets of paper. How many sheets of paper are there? Answer □
Answer: 12sheets of paper
(4)Olivia has 36 beads and candies in all. There are 4 more beads than candies. How many beads are there? Answer □
Answer: 20beads
(5)On Chloe's desk, there are 30 pencils and crayons in all. There are 6 more pencils than crayons. How many pencils are there? Answer □
Answer: 18pencils
