Some children skate on the pond.
8 more join them.
Now 14 children skate on the pond.
How many children were skating before more joined?
Show your thinking using drawings, numbers, or words.
Problem 6
Exploration
Mai plays Number Card Subtraction.
She starts with a teen number.
Then she picks a card 0‒9.
She subtracts that number.
Mai’s answer is the same as the number she subtracted.
What could Mai’s teen number and card be?
Problem 7
Exploration
Find the value of the expression in as many ways as you can.