Problem Types

1.  Identify the problem type

2.  Use manipulatives to act out each problem

3.  Draw a picture to represent the problem

4.  Fill in the grid with numbers

5.  Write an equation, draw a box to represent the unknown

1. The toy store has 5 puzzles on a shelf. The owner added 2 more to the shelf. How many puzzles are on the shelf?

Draw a picture
Start / Change / Result / Write an equation
Problem Type

2. The toy store has 5 puzzles on the shelf. The owner added puzzles until there were 7 puzzles on the shelf. How many puzzles did the owner add to the shelf?

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Start / Change / Result / Write an equation
Problem Type

3. The toy store had some puzzles on the shelf. The owner added 2 puzzles to the shelf. Now 7 puzzles are on the shelf. How many puzzles were on the shelf before the 2 were added?

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Start / Change / Result / Write an equation
Problem Type

4. There were 7 puzzles on the shelf at the toy store. A customer bought 2 puzzles. How many puzzles are left on the shelf?

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Start / Change / Result / Write an equation
Problem Type

5. There were 7 puzzles on the shelf at the toy store. A customer bought some puzzles. After this purchase 5 puzzles were on the shelf. How many puzzles did the customer buy?

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Start / Change / Result / Write an equation
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6. The toy store has two kinds of puzzles. Currently, there are 5 animal puzzles and 2 transportation puzzles. How many puzzles are currently on the shelf?

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Part / Part / Whole / Write an equation
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7. A toy store has 5 puzzles. How many can be put the red shelf and how many on the blue shelf?

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Part / Part / Whole / Write an equation
Problem Type