Addition & Subtraction
Mia has 12 marbles. She gives 7 marbles to her friend. How many marbles does Mia have left?
12 - 7 = 5
Mia has 5 marbles left
Emma has 5 crayons. She buys some more and now has 13 crayons. How many crayons did she buy?
5 + ____ = 13
She bought 8 crayons.
Sam picks 4 apples, Jane picks 6 apples, and Mike picks 5 apples. How many apples did they pick altogether?
4 + 6 + 5 = 15 apples
Jack sees 8 ducks in the pond. Later, 6 more ducks join them. How many ducks are in the pond now?
8 + 6 = 14
There are 14 ducks now.
A bird built a nest with 16 sticks. Some sticks blew away, and now there are 9 sticks left. How many sticks blew away?
16 - ____ = 9
7 sticks blew away
A basket has 3 red balls, 8 blue balls, and 2 yellow balls. How many balls are in the basket?
3 + 8 + 2 = 12 balls
A tree had 15 apples. 5 apples fell off the tree. How many are left?
15 - 5 = 10
There are 10 apples left.
Lily and her brother have 12 books together. If Lily has 7 books, how many books does her brother have?
7 + ___ = 12
Lily's brother has 5 books
Tim has 5 pencils in his bag, 6 pencils in his desk, and 4 pencils on the table. How many pencils does Tim have in total?
5 + 6 + 4 = 15 pencils
Sarah had 14 candies. She gave 6 candies to her friends. How many candies does Sarah have now?
14 - 6 = 8
Sarah has 8 candies now.
A basket had 15 oranges. Some oranges were eaten, and now there are 7 left. How many oranges were eaten?
15 - ______ = 7
8 oranges were eaten.
A bird feeder was filled with 9 red birds, 5 blue birds, and 6 yellow birds. How many birds were at the feeder?
9 + 5 + 6 = 20 birds
A farm has 8 cows in one field and 9 cows in another field. How many cows are on the farm in total?
8 + 9 = 17
There are 17 cows on the farm.
Alex had 7 toy cars. He got some more for his birthday and now has 18 toy cars. How many toy cars did Alex get?
7 + _____ = 18
Alex got 11 cars.
A shelf holds 12 math books, 7 storybooks, and 4 coloring books. How many books are on the shelf?
12 + 7 + 4 = 23
There are 23 books on the shelf.