Remember:

• Pull out the important information

• Decide what operation to use (add, subtract, multiply, divide)

• When in doubt – DRAW it out (make a picture or diagram)

#1:  Sixteen children have ice cream cones.  Eleven children have ice cream bars.  Three children have ice-cream cups.

• How many ice creams do the children have in all?
• How many more cones do they have than ice cream cups?

#2: Lin and Karina volunteer to walk dogs in their neighborhood.  They each walk the same number of dogs. Lin walked 5 dogs.

• How many dogs did they walk altogether?
• If their friend Lauren helps, how many dogs could they take now?