Number · Addition and subtraction
Addition and subtraction word problems
Read an everyday situation, decide whether to add or subtract, and solve it.
Victorian Curriculum VC2M4N06 · 22 questions
How we teach it
This is what sits under the answer sheets in the app — the same cards, clips and lessons your child sees after a question.
More lessons for this topic are on the way.
One question, as your child sees it
And the answer sheet that follows a second wrong try: what we know, what we need, the steps, a check, the answer.
There are 22 students in 4K, 23 students in 4A and 21 students in 3/4N.
What is the total number of students in all three classes?
What is the total number of students in all three classes?
Your child types the answer on a number pad.
First hint: “Total” means add all three class sizes together.
The answer sheet
22 + 23 = 45, and 45 + 21 = 66 students.