Problem Solving and the Common Core

Appendix

There were some cookies in the cookie jar on Monday. Mom put seven cookies in the cookie jar on Tuesday. Now there are ten cookies in the cookie jar. How many cookies were in the cookie jar on Monday? (Change plus/ Initial Unknown)

There were some cookies in the cookie jar on Monday. Seven cookies were eaten on Tuesday, now there are two cookies in the cookie jar. How many cookies were in the jar on Monday? (Change minus/Initial Unknown)

There were eight cookies in the cookie jar in the morning. At lunch mom put some cookies in the cookie jar, now there are twelve cookies in the cookie jar. How many cookies did mom put in the cookie jar? ( Change plus/ change unknown)

There were eighteen cookies in the cookie jar before lunch and some were eaten at lunch. There are now ten cookies in the cookie jar. How many cookies were eaten at lunch? (Change minus/change unknown)

There were six cookies in the cookie jar a lunch. Mom put ten cookies in the cookie jar at dinner. How many cookies are in the cookie jar? (Change plus/Final Unknown)

There were ten cookies in the cookie jar before lunch. Four cookies were eaten at lunch. How many cookies are in the cookie jar? (Change minus/ Final Unknown)

There were nine chocolate chip cookies and eight oatmeal cookies in the cookie jar. How many cookies are in the cookie jar? (Part, Part, Whole/Whole Unknown)

There were eight-teen cookies in the cookie jar, some are chocolate chip and some are oatmeal. If nine cookies are oatmeal, how many cookies are chocolate chip? (Part, Part, Whole/Part Unknown)

Lori has six more cookies than Sara. If Lori has eleven cookies, how many cookies does Sara have? (Compare greater / smaller unknown)

Lori has nine fewer cookies than Sara. If Sara has twelve cookies, how many cookies does Lori have? (Compare less/ smaller unknown)

Lori has seven more cookies than Sara. If Sara has five cookies, how many cookies does Lori have? (Compare greater / greater unknown)

Lori has three fewer cookies than Sara. If Lori has twelve cookies, how many cookies does Sara have? (Compare less / Greater Unknown)

Lori has fourteen cookies and Sara has six cookies. How many more cookies does Lori have than Sara? (Compare greater/ difference unknown)

Lori has nine cookies and Sara has two cookies. How many fewer cookies does Sara have than Lori? (Compare less/ difference unknown)