Here are the step-by-step solutions for each problem on the worksheet.
1) Jason picked five apples and Mary picked seven apples from the apple tree. Tim picked two pears from the pear tree. How many apples were picked in total?
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Step 1: Identify who picked apples. Jason picked 5 and Mary picked 7.
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Step 2: Ignore the pears because the question only asks about apples.
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Step 3: Add the apples together: $5 + 7 = 12$.
2) A restaurant served 8 salads during lunch and 6 during dinner today. It served 3 of them yesterday. How many salads were served today?
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Step 1: Identify the salads served *today*. There were 8 at lunch and 6 at dinner.
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Step 2: Ignore the salads from yesterday because the question asks about *today*.
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Step 3: Add today's salads together: $8 + 6 = 14$.
3) Jessica has eight violet balloons and seven green balloons. She lost two of the violet balloons. How many violet balloons does Jessica have now?
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Step 1: Start with the number of violet balloons: 8.
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Step 2: Subtract the ones she lost: 2. (Ignore the green balloons).
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Step 3: Calculate: $8 - 2 = 6$.
4) There are six pine trees and three maple trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant two more pine trees today. How many pine trees will the park have when the workers are finished?
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Step 1: Start with the current pine trees: 6.
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Step 2: Add the new pine trees being planted: 2. (Ignore the maple trees).
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Step 3: Calculate: $6 + 2 = 8$.
5) There were a total of 8 hockey games this year, 6 are played at night. Benny missed 2 of the games. How many hockey games did Benny go to in total?
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Step 1: Start with the total number of games: 8.
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Step 2: Subtract the games Benny missed: 2. (The detail about night games is extra information we don't need).
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Step 3: Calculate: $8 - 2 = 6$.
6) There are 6 crayons and 7 erasers in the drawer. Mike placed 5 more crayons in the drawer. How many crayons are now there in total?
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Step 1: Start with the original crayons: 6.
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Step 2: Add the new crayons Mike put in: 5. (Ignore the erasers).
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Step 3: Calculate: $6 + 5 = 11$.
7) Joan had 7 pennies and 9 dimes in her bank. Her sister borrowed 3 dimes. How many dimes does Joan have now?
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Step 1: Start with the number of dimes: 9.
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Step 2: Subtract the dimes her sister borrowed: 3. (Ignore the pennies).
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Step 3: Calculate: $9 - 3 = 6$.
8) Fred found eight seashells and seven starfish, but two of the seashells were broken. How many unbroken seashells did Fred find?
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Step 1: Start with the total seashells found: 8.
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Step 2: Subtract the broken ones to find the unbroken ones: 2. (Ignore the starfish).
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Step 3: Calculate: $8 - 2 = 6$.
9) Sam's dog had eight puppies and three had spots. He gave four to his friends. How many puppies does he now have?
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Step 1: Start with the total puppies: 8.
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Step 2: Subtract the puppies given away: 4. (The detail about spots is extra information).
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Step 3: Calculate: $8 - 4 = 4$.
10) Sally grew 4 pumpkins and 6 cantelopes. Melanie grew 2 pumpkins. How many pumpkins did they grow in all?
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Step 1: Count Sally's pumpkins: 4.
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Step 2: Count Melanie's pumpkins: 2.
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Step 3: Add them together. (Ignore the cantaloupes).
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Step 4: Calculate: $4 + 2 = 6$.
Final Answer:
1) 12
2) 14
3) 6
4) 8
5) 6
6) 11
7) 6
8) 6
9) 4
10) 6
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of subtraction worksheet with regrouping word problems.
