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MA2-AR-02, Missing values: addition and subtraction

Stage 2 (Years 3 and 4) ยท Mathematics ยท Additive relations

Finds missing values to complete addition and subtraction number sentences.

MA2-AR-02 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Stage 2 spans Years 3 and 4, the worksheets below come from Year 3 and Year 4. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Finds missing values to complete addition and subtraction number sentences.

How to teach it

Show that three numbers make four related facts (two + and two -, or two ร— and two รท) using a part-part-whole diagram or a triangle card.

Worked example
Write the fact family for 7, 6 and 42:
Answer: 7ร—6=42, 6ร—7=42, 42รท7=6, 42รท6=7

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Not seeing subtraction/division as the inverse, so children re-count instead of using the known addition/multiplication fact.

Fact Families worksheets

All fact families worksheets โ†’

Sets A-F are the same worksheet with different questions - print any (or all) for fresh practice.

Make a worksheet for MA2-AR-02
More Stage 2 Mathematics outcomes: MA2-RN-01 ยท MA2-RN-02 ยท MA2-AR-01 ยท MA2-MR-01 ยท MA2-MR-02 ยท MA2-PF-01 ยท MA2-GM-01 ยท MA2-GM-02
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NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.