It’s Your Turn!
What is the difference?
Goal:
Goal:
Practice!
Goal: Use number lines to find the difference.
Let's play a game! Read each word problem and use the number line to answer the questions.
Kenny had 84 goldfish. 15 of the goldfish swam away. How many goldfish does Kenny have left?
Write the subtraction sentence that matches each word problem and number line.
- =Yes! This is the correct subtraction sentence.
The dot on the number line is the whole, and the part is the number of jumps to the left.
There were 51 students in the gym. 23 of the students left for class. How many students were left in the gym?
Write the subtraction sentence that matches each word problem and number line.
- =Yes! This is the correct subtraction sentence.
The dot on the number line is the whole, and the part is the number of jumps to the left.
Claire has 44 crayons. Ethan has 19 crayons. How many more crayons does Claire have than Ethan?
Write the subtraction sentence that matches each word problem and number line.
- =Yes! This is the correct subtraction sentence.
The dot on the number line is the whole, and the part is the number of jumps to the left.
Sierra made a tower with 80 blocks. 30 blocks fell off the tower. How many blocks are left on the tower?
Write the subtraction sentence that matches each word problem and number line.
- =Yes! This is the correct subtraction sentence.
The dot on the number line is the whole, and the part is the number of jumps to the left.
Ian ran 96 miles in June. He ran 25 miles in July. How many more miles did he run in June than in July?
Write the subtraction sentence that matches each word problem and number line.
- =Yes! This is the correct subtraction sentence.
The dot on the number line is the whole, and the part is the number of jumps to the left.