Ages 6–7🧮 Mathematics10 verified questions on this shelf

Addition and subtraction strategies

Use counting on and counting back as strategies for addition and subtraction

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Question 1 of 3

If you start at the number 8 and count on three more numbers, which number do you reach?

Question 2 of 3

Sofia has 3 stickers. She gets 2 more stickers. Using counting on (starting with 3 and counting up 2 more), how many stickers does she have now?

Question 3 of 3

Lila has 5 blue beads. She finds 4 more beads and adds them by counting on from 5. What is the total number of beads she now has?

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