Addition
Addition Word Problems
Subtraction
Subtraction Word Problems
Mixed Story Problems
100

6+2

8

100

Sara had 6 apples. She needed more apples to make a pie; so she went to the store. She bought 3 more apples at the store. How many apples does Sara have now?

9 apples

100

5-4

1

100

Ken was playing at recess with his friends.  At the start of recess they had 6 snowballs.  They threw 4 snowballs at the fence. How many snowballs does Ken  have now?

2 snowballs

100

2 birds were sitting on a fence. 4 more birds came to join them. How many birds are now sitting on the fence?

6 birds
200

9+7

16

200

Ben had 13 fish.  For his birthday he was given 4 more fish. How many fish does Ben have now?

17 fish

200

9-5

4

200
Jennifer was walking dogs for her dog walking business.  In the morning Jennifer walked 16 dogs, then 9 dogs went back home. How many dogs is Jennifer walking now?

7 dogs

200

Andrew and Steve were selling lemonade at their lemonade stand.  Andrew sold 8 cups of lemonade. Steve sold 12 cups of lemonade.  How many total cups of lemonade did they sell?

20 cups 

300

14+4

18

300

Maria had 16 cows.  Her next-door neighbor sold her 7 more cows. How many cows does Maria have now?

23 cows

300

11-7

4

300

Chris had 22 balloons for his birthday party. Overnight 13 of the balloons deflated.  How many balloons does Chris have left for his party?

9 balloons

300

Farmer Bob had 18 cows sleeping in the barn.  12 cows got up and went out to the pasture.  How many cows are now sleeping in the barn?

6 cows

400

18+7

25

400

Scott's football team had 37 points in the first half of the game.  In the second half, Scoots team scored 15 more points. How many points does Scotts team have now?

52 points

400

26-9

17

400

Megan brought 38 cupcakes to school. She shared some of them with her classmates.  At the end of the day she has 9 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes did she give to her friends?

29 cupcakes

400

John made 34 cookies for his friends.  He got hungry and ate 17 of them.  How many cookies does John have left for his friends? 

17 cookies

500

27+15

42

500

Suzie went to the grocery store. She bought 13 apples, 10 oranges, and 22 peaches.  How much total fruit did Suzie buy?

45 pieces of fruit 

500

36-18

18

500

Abby earned $63 mowing lawns this summer. Spent $19 on a video game and $7 dollars at the movie theater.  How much money does Abby have left?

$37

500

Kara and Bethany were blowing up balloons for a party.  Kara blew up 10 balloons.  Bethany blew up 12 balloons.  Overnight, 8 balloons popped.  How many balloons do they have left for the party?

14 balloons

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