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How Many Went Away?
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Today I am practising: finding the unknown removed quantity
1
There were 15 beads. Now there are 9. How many beads were removed?
2
Complete 18 − ___ = 11. Draw the start and cross out the removed part.
3
A child has 13 cards and gives some away. Eight remain. Write an equation and find the change.
4
Two jars both start with 16 buttons. One ends with 10, the other with 12. Which lost more buttons?
5
Check 12 − ___ = 7 using an addition equation.
6
Write a story for 20 − ___ = 14 and label the start, change, and result.
- Encourage a drawing that keeps the starting whole visible.
- Ask what the blank represents in the story.
- Accept counting up from the remainder or subtracting the remainder from the start.