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Todd bought some tickets at a fun fair. Then, he used 9 of them. Now Todd has 6 tickets left. How many tickets did Todd buy?

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There were some kids playing on the monkey bars. Then, 6 of the kids went to play tag. Now there are 6 kids playing on the monkey bars. How many kids were there at the start?

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There were some kids playing on the monkey bars. Then, 6 of the kids went to play tag. Now there are 6 kids playing on the monkey bars. You need to find how many kids were there at the start. It can be helpful to draw a model.

kids at the start

kids who went to play tag

kids now

Now, find the missing number. The model shows you can use subtraction or addition.

You can write a subtraction sentence and find the missing number.

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Or you can use a related addition sentence.

There were 12 kids playing on the monkey bars at the start.

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"Take from" word problems with start unknown - up to 10

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