---
title: Party Balloon Subtraction
description: Students will better understand addition and subtraction by solving and creating multi-step word problems.
---

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# [Party Balloon Subtraction](https://ideas.pixton.com/party-balloon-subtraction)

 Written by [Inger Utke](https://ideas.pixton.com/author/ingrid-utke) | Oct 28, 2021 6:19:45 PM

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