NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

HOMEWORK

How Many Birds?

Solve the problem. Show your work.

Rosa counted 13 blue birds sitting on a fence.

She saw 4 of the birds fly away.

How many birds are still on the fence?

NOTE

This problem is about subtracting one quantity from another. Encourage your child to find his or her own way to solve the problem and record that work.

MWI Solving Subtraction Problems


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Table of Contents

Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and SpaceĀ®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Building Numbers and Solving Story Problems Unit 2 Comparing and Combining Shapes Unit 3 How Many of Each? How Many in All? Unit 4 Fish Lengths and Fraction Rugs Unit 5 Number Games and Crayon Problems Unit 6 Would You Rather Be an Eagle or a Whale? Unit 7 How Many Tens? How Many Ones? Unit 8 Blocks and Buildings