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Magic Cup Tricks: Find the Hidden Number

Grade 1 practice finding the unknown number in addition and subtraction equations within 20, using magic show cup tricks and riddles.

Grade 1MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to1.OA.D.8

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What’s included

  • Single worksheet
  • Auto-graded online
  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 13 questions
  • Classroom-ready

Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 1
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students find the unknown number in addition and subtraction equations within 20.
  • Students choose and solve an equation with a blank for a hidden amount in a story.
  • Students find a secret number from an addition or subtraction clue.

How to use

Let students act out the first tricks with counters and a paper cup. Then have them solve the rest on their own and share how they found each hidden number.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

1.OA.D.8

Find the unknown number in an addition or subtraction equation.

Preview

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Magic Cup Tricks: Find the Hidden Number

Find the number hiding in each addition and subtraction equation.

What's under the cup?

Ms. Ruby the magician hides some pom-poms under a cup. In a picture, each dot is a pom-pom you can still see. Find the hidden number.

1.
Ms. Ruby has 10 pom-poms in all. She hides some under a cup. These are the pom-poms you can see.

6 +   = 10

2.
Next, Ms. Ruby uses 14 pom-poms. She shows these pom-poms and hides the rest.

9 +   = 14

3.
Ms. Ruby puts 17 pom-poms on the table. She hides 8 of them under the cup. How many pom-poms can you still see?

  + 8 = 17

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