Sure! Let’s solve each of the 6 word problems step by step and explain the reasoning.
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Problem 1:
*You have 7 balloons and your friend has 5 balloons. How many more balloons do you have than your friend?*
✔ Solution:
This is a
subtraction problem — we want to find the *difference* between your balloons and your friend’s.
> 7 – 5 =
2
Answer: You have 2 more balloons than your friend.
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Problem 2:
*2 birds were sitting on the fence. 4 more birds came to join them. How many birds are sitting on the fence?*
✔ Solution:
This is an
addition problem — we’re combining two groups.
> 2 + 4 =
6
Answer: There are 6 birds sitting on the fence.
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Problem 3:
*You have 7 cookies and you ate 2 of them. How many cookies do you have left?*
✔ Solution:
This is a
subtraction problem — we’re removing some from the total.
> 7 – 2 =
5
Answer: You have 5 cookies left.
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Problem 4:
*You have collected 7 crickets. How many more crickets do you need to collect to have 11 crickets?*
✔ Solution:
This is a
missing addend problem — we know the starting amount (7) and the goal (11), so we subtract to find what’s missing.
> 11 – 7 =
4
Answer: You need to collect 4 more crickets.
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Problem 5:
*A bee has 6 legs. How many legs do 2 bees have?*
✔ Solution:
This is a
multiplication problem (though for Grade K-5, it can be thought of as repeated addition).
> 6 + 6 =
12
or
> 2 × 6 =
12
Answer: 2 bees have 12 legs.
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Problem 6:
*You have 5 pieces of candy. Your mom gives you 3 more, but your brother eats one of them. How many pieces of candy do you have left?*
✔ Solution:
This is a
mixed operation problem — first add, then subtract.
Start with 5.
Add 3: 5 + 3 = 8
Subtract 1 (brother ate one): 8 – 1 =
7
Answer: You have 7 pieces of candy left.
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✔ Final Answers Summary:
1.
2 more balloons
2.
6 birds
3.
5 cookies left
4.
4 more crickets needed
5.
12 legs
6.
7 pieces of candy left
These problems help build foundational skills in understanding when to add or subtract based on context — “how many more?” usually means subtraction, “join” or “total” often means addition, and “left” or “ate” means subtraction.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of addition and subtraction word problems worksheet for grade 1.
