Operations and properties of rational numbers Flashcards
Add to
a number is being given, and more is being added to the number to find a sum
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Jon had 2 apples. Kevin gave him 3 more apples. How many apples does Jon have now?
2+3=?, Add to, Result Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario:
*+=
…+..=?
3+2=?, Add to, Result Unknown, Picture Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Manda has one cat. She found a couple more cats on the playground. Now she has three cats. How many cats did she find on the playground?
1+?=3, Add to, Change Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: +?=**
..+?=….
2+?=4, Add to, Change Unknown, Picture Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: The teacher has some paperclips on her desk. A student comes up and places two more paperclips on the teacher’s desk. Now there are five paperclips total. How many paperclips were on the teacher’s desk to start?
?+2=5, Add to, Start Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario:
?+###=#####
?+3=5, Add to, Start Unknown, Picture Problem
Take From
a number is given, and some is being taken away from this number to find the difference.
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Tory had five flowers. She gave away three flowers. How many flowers does Tory have left?
5-3=?, Take From, Result Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: &&&-&&=?
3-2=?, Take From, Result Unknown, Picture Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Seven bees are flying near a flower. A bunch of them fly away leaving two near the flower. How many bees flew away?
7-?=2, Take From, Change Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: %%%-?=%
3-?=1, Take From, Change Unknown, Picture Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Sally started out with a bunch of star stickers. She gave four away leaving her with one for herself. How many star stickers did she start with?
?-4=1, Take From, Start Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: ?-///=//
?-3=2, Take From, Start Unknown, Picture Problem
Put together / take apart
Often referred to as part, part, whole. Part of the number is given, then another part is given to make a total amount.
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Sally knitted three gloves on Monday and knitted three more on Tuesday. How many total gloves did Sally knit?
3+3=?, Put together / take apart, Total Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Darrell has collected five rare bird feathers. Two feathers are blue and the rest are white. How many feathers are white?
5-2=?, 2+?=5, Put together / take apart, Addend Unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: Brock has six forks to place into two buckets, bucket A and bucket B. How many forks can go in Bucket A and how many forks can go in bucket B?
The addends will vary. 2+4=6, 5+1=6, 3+3=6, Put together / take apart, Both addends unknown, Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given this scenario: ?+?=@@@@
The addends will vary. 1+3=4, 2+2=4, Put together / take apart, Both addends unknown, Picture Problem
Compare
Two values are given for a total, with the size pf one being compared to the size of the other
Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: There are five butterflies on a purple flowering bush. There are three butterflies on a yellow flowering bush. How many more butterflies are on the purple bush than on the yellow bush?
3+?=5, Compare, Difference Unknown, How Many More? Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Kevon has three oranges. Natasha has six oranges. How many fewer oranges does Kevin have than Natasha?
6-3=?, Compare, Difference Unknown, How many fewer? Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Tory has more tickets than Paula. Paula has three tickets. How many tickets does Tory have?
3+4=?, Compare, Bigger Unknown, “More” Version Word Problem
Identify the problem situation and expression given in this scenario: Elvin has one fewer notebook than Josiah. Elvin has four notebooks. How many notebooks does Josiah have?
?-4=1, Compare, Bigger Unknown, “Fewer” Version Word Problem