Lesson: Adding and Subtracting with Unknowns

Lesson Topic: Add an unknown and subtract a known from a known using a number line
Question 1:

What number makes the equation true?

45 +

5 = 80

Question 2:

What number makes the equation true?

43 +

22 = 52

Question 3:

What number makes the equation true?

14 +

9 = 18

Question 4:

What number makes the equation true?

28 +

20 = 42

Question 5:

What number makes the equation true?

48 +

29 = 71

Lesson Topic: Add an unknown and subtract a known from a known word problems using a number line
Question 1:
You do a couple of jobs for your aunt. She pays you $15 for the first job and will pay you for the second job at the end of the week. You
then buy a pair of pants for $10. If you have $45 left after your aunt pays you for the second job, how much did you earn for the second
job?
$
Question 2:
Before school starts, a class library has 82 books. Before lunch, some of the books are returned. After lunch, students check out 11 books,
leaving the library with 88 books. How many books were returned before lunch?
books

Question 3:
Jeff has $5 in his pocket. Then Jeff's dad gives him money for groceries. After buying $23 worth of groceries, Jeff has $7 in his pocket.
How much money was given for groceries?
$
Question 4:
Ms. Henderson brings a bag of 30 chocolates and Mr Rodriguez brings another bag of chocolates. If 40 chocolates are given out to
students and 20 chocolates are left over, how many chocolates were in Mr. Rodriguez's bag?
chocolates
Question 5:
The dishwasher contained 15 dishes. More dishes were added after dinner. Then 10 dishes were taken out to be washed by hand. If the
dishwasher now has 17 dishes, how many were added after dinner?
dishes

Lesson Topic: Subtract a known then an unknown from a known using a number line
Question 1:

What number makes the equation true?

87 26

= 27

Question 2:

What number makes the equation true?

52 10

= 12

Question 3:

What number makes the equation true?

40 15

=7

Question 4:

What number makes the equation true?

76 45

= 16

Question 5:

What number makes the equation true?

42 7

= 27

Lesson Topic: Subtract a known then an unknown from a known word problems using a number line

Question 1:
You won 96 tickets at the arcade. You use 45 tickets to get a glider airplane and your cousin uses some tickets to get a puzzle. If there are
5 tickets left, how many tickets did your cousin use on the puzzle?
tickets
Question 2:
Stephanie picked 35 mangoes off a tree. Stephanie's mom used 8 mangoes to make a pie and her dad ate some of the mangoes. If there
are 24 mangoes left, how many mangoes did Stephanie's dad eat?
mangoes
Question 3:
There are 60 students on the bus going home from school. Thirty of the students get off at the first stop and an unknown number get off at
the second stop. If there are 5 students left on the bus, how many students got off at the second stop?
students
Question 4:
You have $100 saved. You buy a movie for $20 and a book for an unknown amount. If you have $55 left after buying the movie and the
book, how much did the book cost?
$
Question 5:
There was $20 in your pocket. You then bought a sandwich for $8 and a drink for an unknown amount. If $9 is left in your pocket, how
much did the drink cost?
$

Lesson Topic: Subtract two knowns from an unknown using a number line
Question 1:

What number makes the equation true?

23 20 = 11
Question 2:

What number makes the equation true?

23 9 = 38
Question 3:

What number makes the equation true?

30 15 = 15

Question 4:

What number makes the equation true?

50 19 = 9
Question 5:

What number makes the equation true?

49 20 = 15

Lesson Topic: Subtract two knowns from an unknown word problems using a number line
Question 1:
Rachel was given some money to buy food. If she spent $3 on apples, $4 on bread, and ended up with $10 left over, how much money
was given to Rachel?
$
Question 2:
In James' class, stars are collected and then spent in the classroom store. James has collected a number of stars. He then spends 15
stars on a hat and 8 stars on a packet of stickers. If James still has 10 stars, how many stars did James originally collect?
stars
Question 3:
There are a number of books on a shelf in a library. Class A checks out 15 books and class B checks out 12. If there are still 73 books on
the shelf, how many books were originally on the shelf?
books
Question 4:
There is a line of people when the store opened. In the first few minutes, 8 people are helped and in the next few minutes, 10 more people
are helped. If there are now 3 people in line, how many people were in line when the store opened?
people
Question 5:
The harbor is full of boats at sunrise. During the first hour after sunrise, 5 boats left the harbor, and during the next hour, 25 more boats
left the harbor. By the end of the second hour, there are only 30 boats left in the harbor. How many boats were in the harbor at sunrise?
boats

Correct Answers
Lesson: Adding and Subtracting with Unknowns
Lesson Topic: Add an unknown and subtract a known from a known using a number line
Question 1:
40

Question 2:
31

Question 3:
13

Question 4:
34

Question 5:
52

Lesson Topic: Add an unknown and subtract a known from a known word problems using a number line
Question 1:
40

Question 2:
17

Question 3:
25

Question 4:
30

Question 5:
12|

Lesson Topic: Subtract a known then an unknown from a known using a number line
Question 1:
34

Question 2:
30

Question 3:
18

Question 4:
15

Question 5:
8

Lesson Topic: Subtract a known then an unknown from a known word problems using a number line
Question 1:
46

Question 2:
3

Question 3:
25

Question 4:
25

Question 5:
3

Lesson Topic: Subtract two knowns from an unknown using a number line
Question 1:
54

Question 2:
70

Question 3:
60

Question 4:
78

Question 5:
84

Lesson Topic: Subtract two knowns from an unknown word problems using a number line
Question 1:
17

Question 2:
33

Question 3:
100

Question 4:
21

Question 5:
60