Number and Operations—2.4.

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Homework MATHEMATICAL PROCESSES 2.1.A, 2.1.D,
2.1.G,
and Practice
Name

9.3
ALGEBRA
Write Equations to Represent
Subtraction
Write a number sentence for the problem.
Use a ■ for the missing number. Then solve.

1. There were 28 coats hanging in the coat

room. Some children put on their coats.
Now there are 19 coats in the coat room.
How many children put on their coats?

— — children

2. Claire had a bag of marbles. She took 32

black marbles out of the bag. Now there
are 15 marbles. How many marbles were in
the bag to start?

— — marbles

Problem
Problem Solving
Solving

Solve.

3. Multi-Step There are 30 birds in Use subtraction to prove

a tree. Some birds fly away. Now your answer.
there are fewer than 10 birds still
in the tree. How many birds could
have flown away?
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Lesson Check
Check

Choose the correct answer.

4. There are 64 pictures on the school wall. Of these,
58 are children and the rest are teachers. How
many of the pictures are teachers?

16 6 4

5. There are 36 children at the park. Some children

are riding their bikes while 8 children are sitting
in a group reading. How many children are riding
their bikes?

28 48 18

6. Mr. Thomas has a step counter on his belt. When

he starts walking, the counter reads 12. He walks
until it reads 90. How many steps did he walk?

88 90 78

7. Jake and Leslie are playing catch in their yard.

Jake threw the ball 34 times. Leslie catches the
ball 28 times. How many times does Leslie miss
catching the ball?
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