Addition or Subtraction Word Problems
Liam had 28 apples. He bought 15 more at the store. How many apples does he have now?
43 apples
A spider has 8 legs. How many legs do 3 spiders have?
24 legs
12 cookies are shared equally among 4 friends. How many cookies does each friend get?
3 cookies each
Emma bought 3 packs of markers. Each pack has 5 markers. She gave 4 markers to her friend.
How many markers does Emma have left?
11 markers
What is Ms. Scrimpsher's puppy's name?
Goose
Maya read 46 pages on Monday and 39 pages on Tuesday. How many pages did she read in all?
85 pages
Each pencil costs 4 cents. How much do 6 pencils cost?
24¢
There are 20 pencils divided into groups of 5. How many groups are there?
4 groups
A baker made 24 muffins. She put them equally into 4 boxes. Then she sold 2 boxes.
How many muffins does she have left?
12 muffins
What is Ms. Scrimpsher's older dog's name?
Lark
There were 75 students at recess. If 28 went back inside for lunch, how many are still outside?
47 students
There are 12 rows of chairs with 5 chairs in each row. How many chairs are there total?
60 chairs
A farmer has 42 apples. He packs them into bags with 6 apples each. How many bags can he fill?
7 bags
Each toy car costs $7. Mason buys 3 toy cars and a pack of stickers that costs $4.
How much money does Mason spend altogether?
$25
What city does Ms. Scrimpsher live in?
Long Beach (near the beach or southern CA works too)
A baker made 64 cupcakes. She sold 37 of them. How many cupcakes are left?
27 cupcakes
Each box holds 14 donuts. If there are 3 boxes, how many donuts are there?
42 donuts
A teacher has 63 markers. If she gives each student 7 markers, how many students can get markers?
9 students
There are 8 students in each reading group. If there are 5 groups, how many students are in all? Then 9 students are absent today.
How many students are present?
31 students
What is Ms. Scrimpsher's favorite hobby?
rock climbing
A class collected 48 cans on Monday and 36 cans on Tuesday. They gave 42 cans to a food drive. How many cans do they still have?
42 cans
There are 23 students in each of 4 classrooms. How many students are there in all?
92 students
There are 96 pieces of candy to share equally among 8 friends. How many candies does each friend get?
12 candies each
A factory packs 8 toy cars into each box. The factory ships 72 boxes to stores. Each store receives 9 boxes.
How many toy cars does each store receive?
Step 1: Find total toy cars → 8 × 72 = 576 toy cars
Step 2: Divide among stores → 576 ÷ 9 = 64 toy cars per store
Final Answer: 64 toy cars per store
How many years has Ms. Scrimpsher been teaching middle school?
This is my 5th year teaching middle school!