2 + 3 = ?
Two bunnies sat on the grass.Three more bunnies hopped there. How many bunnies are on the grass now? 2 + ? = 5
Two bunnies were sitting on the grass. Some more bunnies hopped there. Then there were five bunnies. How many bunnies hopped over to the first two? ? + 3 = 5
Some bunnies were sitting on the grass. Three more bunnies hopped there. Then there were five bunnies. How many bunnies were on the grass before? 5 – 2 = ?
Five apples were on the table. I ate two apples. How many apples are on the table now? 5 – ? = 3
Five apples were on the table. I ate some apples. Then there were three apples. How many apples did I eat? ? – 2 = 3
Some apples were on the table. I ate two apples. Then there were three apples. How many apples were on the table before? 3 + 2 = ?
Three red apples and two green apples are on the table. How many apples are on the table? 3 + ? = 5, 5 – 3 = ?
Five apples are on the table. Three are red and the rest are green. How many apples are green? 5 = 0 + 5, 5 = 5 + 0
5 = 1 + 4, 5 = 4 + 1
5 = 2 + 3, 5 = 3 + 2
Grandma has five flowers. How many can she put in her red vase and how many in her blue vase?(“How many more?” version): Lucy has two apples. Julie has five apples. How many more apples does Julie have than Lucy?
2 + ? = 5, 5 – 2 = ?
(“How many fewer?” version): Lucy has two apples. Julie has five apples. How many fewer apples does Lucy have than Julie? (Version with “more”): Julie has three more apples than Lucy. Lucy has two apples. How many apples does Julie have?
2 + 3 = ?, 3 + 2 = ?
(Version with “fewer”): Lucy has 3 fewer apples than Julie. Lucy has two apples. How many apples does Julie have? (Version with “more”): Julie has three more apples than Lucy. Julie has five apples. How many apples does Lucy have?
5 – 3 = ?, ? + 3 = 5
(Version with “fewer”): Lucy has 3 fewer apples than Julie. Julie has five apples. How many apples does Lucy have?