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1st grade math · Unit 2: Equations and three numbers

Check by putting it back

What this lesson shows

Fixes a mistake

18 − □ = 14: is it 8 or 4? Put each back in. Only 18 − 4 makes 14.

The worked example

The lesson works this one step by step: 18 − □ = 14. Then your kid tries one like it on paper.

The steps

  1. Put the guess back
  2. Does it match?
  3. Keep the one that matches

Helping at home

After each answer, write it in the box and work the problem out again. If it matches, it is right. If not, try again.

If your kid gets stuck

Put your answer back in to check.

Watch it with Lux

With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.

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Standards

  • Common Core 1.OA.D.8
    Determine the unknown whole number in an addition or subtraction equation relating three whole numbers. For example, determine the unknown number that makes the equation true in each of the equations 8 + ? = 11, 5 = _ - 3, 6 + 6 = _.
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