Question

Ben has 10 baseballs. Andy has 2 fewer than Ben. How many baseballs does Andy have? Which addition facts could help you solve the problem? Choose all that apply

.10+0 = 10
8 +2 = 10
9 +1 = 10
2 +8 = 10

Answer 1

Answer: Andy has 8 baseballs; 8 +2 = 10 and 2 +8 = 10

Step-by-step explanation: Andy has two fewer than Ben so the subtraction problem to start with would be:

10 - 2 = 8

From there we can then see that Andy has 8 baseballs. With this knowledge then the only addition problems that would make sense from the list is 8 +2 = 10 and 2 +8 = 10 as they both deal with the important numbers 10, 8, and 2.