Story Problems
Matt has 52 marbles in his marble bag after he added 20 marbles at noon. How many marbles did he have before noon?
32
21 + 39
60
63-18
45
Diane needs 50 craft sticks to make a gift box. She only has 21. How many more craft sticks does she need?
29
42 + 39
81
70-15
55
A children’s library sold 17 donated books. Now they have 28. How many books were there to begin with?
45
55 + 57
112
82-32
50
Farmer David chickens laid 47 brown eggs and 39 white eggs. How many eggs did the chickens lay in all?
86 eggs
99 + 23
122
94-66
28
Mrs. Beachy went shopping with $204. She spent $36. How much money did she have left?
$168
145 + 47
192
122-68
54