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K AB.5 Addition or subtraction word problems up to 5

There are 4 crayons on the desk. 3 roll off.
How many crayons stay on the desk?

Choose the matching subtraction sentence for this story.

2 pigs are in the pen. 6 more pigs join them. What is the total number of pigs?

2 + =

Addition or subtraction

Leo parks 5 toy cars. He gives 4 to his friend.
How many toy cars does he keep?

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3 kids are building sandcastles. 4 more join them. How many kids are building sandcastles now?

+ 4 =

Addition or subtraction

There are 5 apples in the basket. Add 4 more apples. How many apples are there now?

5 + =

Addition or subtraction

Sofia makes 4 cupcakes. She eats 2 cupcakes.
How many cupcakes remain?

Choose the matching subtraction sentence for this story.

There are 4 pencils in the box. Add 5 more pencils. How many pencils are there in all?

4 + =

Addition or subtraction

2 squirrels are on one tree. 6 more are on the next tree. How many squirrels in all?

2 + =

Addition or subtraction

Liam has 5 ice cream sticks. He gives 3 to his sister.
How many does he have now?

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3 kids are on the swings. 5 more come to join. How many kids in all?

3 + =

Addition or subtraction

Alex has 5 trucks on the rug. Mia brings 4 more trucks to play. How many trucks do they have in all?

5 + =

Addition or subtraction

Mila has 3 hats. She gives 2 hats to her cousin.
How many hats does she have now?

Choose the matching subtraction sentence for this story.

Ava folds 4 paper boats. 2 boats sink in the bucket.
How many boats are still floating?

Choose the matching subtraction sentence for this story.

Emma has 5 balloons. 1 balloon pops.
How many balloons are left?

Choose the matching subtraction sentence for this story.

There are 2 crayons on the desk. Add 7 more crayons. How many crayons are there in all?

+ 7 =

Addition or subtraction

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