Introduction: Subtraction Word Problems
Let’s look at subtraction word problems!
Goal:
Goal:
Most of the time, math does not show up as only numbers, but words too. We call these word problems. Word problems are descriptions of problems that we can solve using math. Let’s look at an example!
Jenna and Lily are playing together at Jenna’s house, and they decide to color. Jenna wants to share her crayons with Lily so they can both color. Jenna has 12 crayons to share.
Question
How can we solve this word problem using subtraction?
Let’s keep going, and we’ll see!
We will solve word problems using subtraction.