Longer or Shorter
Word Problems
Heaviest & Lightest
Mental Math subtraction
Mental Math Addition
100

The first fork is longer.

100

Robert walked 8 blocks to the pool. Sarah walked 5 blocks to the pool. How many blocks did they walk in total?

8 + 5 = 13

100

The whale is heaviest and the peanut is the lightest.

100

12 - 11 = ?

12 - 11 = 1

100

8 + 8 = ?

8 + 8 = 16

200


The bottom one is shorter.

200

Gary has 8 pencils and Jason has 6 pencils How many pencils do they have in total?

8 + 6 = 14

200

The tree is the heaviest and the paper clip is the lightest.

200

15 - 5 = ?

15 - 5 = 10

200

7 + 6 = ?

7 + 6 = 13

300

The bottom one is shorter.

300

Kevin put 5 sodas on a tray. Erin's tray had 3 more sodas Kevin's tray. . How many sodas are on Erin's tray?

Erin's tray had 5 + 3 = 8 or 8 sodas.

300


The car is the heaviest and the clip is the lightest.

300

13 - 4 = ?

13 - 4 = 9

300

6 + 8 = ?

6 + 8 = 14

400

The first pencil is longer.

400

Sarah made 9 cups of pudding but then ate 2 cups. How many cups of pudding does she have left?

9 - 2 = 7

400

The school bus is the heaviest and the paper clip is the lightest.

400

11 - 7 = ?

11 - 7 = 4

400

7 + 5 = ?

7 + 5 = 12

500

The first one is shorter.

500

Hannah put 3 scoops of ice cream in her glass. Carol had 1 scoop in her glass. How many more scoops did Hannah have than Carol?

3 - 1 = 2

500

The Christmas tree is the heaviest and the tie is the lightest.

500

11 - 8 = 

11 - 8 = 3

500

8 + 9 = ?

8 + 9 = 17

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