Story Problems 1
Paige and Payton went to the store and bought 7 boxes of cookies each. Then they give 7 boxes away to friends. How many boxes of cookies do they have now?
7 boxes of cookies
Christian bought 16 cookies at the grocery store. His brother Steven ate 9 cookies. How many more cookies does Christian have than his brother, Steven?
7 cookies
Joey had 8 rocks. He found 4 more rocks going on a walk. Then he loses 4 rocks.
How many rocks does Joey altogether now?
8 rocks
Nina had 13 stuffed animals. She lost 5 stuffed animals. How many stuffed animals does she have left?
8 animals
Sean saved $5. He got $5 for his birthday. Sean earned $7 for chores. How much money does Sean have total?
$17 dollars
A crayon box holds 7 crayons and 8 crayons combined. Matt counted 7 crayons only in the box. How many crayons are missing?
8 crayons are missing.
Anne and Emily are wanting to help give at the toy drive.
Anne has 6 stuffed animals. Her friend brought her 7 more. Then her mom gives away 6 toys.
Emily has 9 stuffed animals. Her friend brought her 4 more toys. Then her mom gives away 4 toys.
How many toys do Emily and Anne have combined now?
Anne Emily
6 + 7= 13 9 + 4= 13
13- 6= 7 13 - 4= 9
Anne and Emily
7 + 9 = 16 toys altogether
Will and Jack are donating food cans at school.
Will finds 12 cans and uses 5 of them. He goes to the store to buy 5 more.
Jack finds 14 cans and uses 6 of them. He goes to the store to buy 6 more.
What is the difference in the number of cans Jack and Will have?
Will Jack
12 - 5 = 7 14 - 6 = 8
7 + 5 = 12 8 + 6 = 14
Difference (-)
Jack - Will
14 - 12 = 2 more can difference