Addition and subtraction

1. Addition and subtraction

Plus
(one plus one equals two)
Add (add one to one and there are
two in all)

Minus
(four minus one equals three)
Take away (take away one from four and
there are three in all)

There
were seven apples on the table but
Chris ate three. How many apples are
left?

Greg
has twenty two cats at home. He
found six more cats on the street today.
How many cats will he have if he takes
the five cats to his home?

Meg
had fifteen pairs of shoes at home
before. Yesterday, her dog was biting four
of them. How many pairs of shoes does
she have now?

Kate
had 33RMB this morning. Peter gave
her 49RMB at noon. How much money
does she have to eat lunch?

Nancy
used to have twelve pencils but
her classmate stole two of them. How
many pencils does she have left?

There
were twenty eight students in the
classroom before. Four new students
joined the class today. How many
students does the class have in all?

Jake
and Lucy need to buy a book. The
book costs thirty dollars. If Lucy has
thirteen dollars, then how much money
does Jake need to buy the book?