DIFFERENCE is the answer to a subtraction problem.
Word Problems:
In our classroom, when we read any word problem, we like to think of them as a story. Every story has a problem and our job is to solve it! Because we are problem solvers!
Great problem solvers take their time to understand the story even if it means to read it twice or three times.
They look for text evidence and determine which operation to use (addition or subtraction).
Finally, they solve their problem by showing their thinking!