Story Problems 1
Zoey has 50 pencils. Lizzy gave her 34 more. How many pencils does Zoey have now?
Write an equation with the answer.
84 pencils
Katie had 49 crayons. She gave Matthew 37 of them. How many toys does Katie have left?
Write an equation with your answer.
12 crayons
Geno had 16 racing cars and 14 toy airplanes. How many toys does Geno have?
30 toys
Tyler had 34 treats. 12 were cookies and the rest were brownies. How many were brownies?
22 brownies
Yahya had 35 toys. He game some of them to Alli. Now, Yahya has 12 toys. How many toys did Yahya give to Alli?
23 toys
James had 7 juice boxes. Kshitij gave him some more. Now James has 12 juice boxes. How many juice boxes did Kshitij give him?
5 juice boxes
Lea had some toys. She gave 18 of them to Garrett. Now Lea has 10 toys. How many toys did Lea start with?
28 toys
Miss Meier has 27 stickers. She has 23 more stickers than Barbara. How many more stickers does Miss Meier have?
4 stickers
I was running a race with Skittles in a cup. I started with 56 Skittles. I lost 13 in the race. At the finish line, I gave my friend 14 of them. How many skittles do I have now?
29 Skittles
Barbara was picking up coins on the beach. Her mom gave her 10, but she lost 5 of those. Then she found 26 more. How many coins does Barbara have?
31 coins