Story Problems
A toy box has 17 balls, 43 stuffies, and some Lego sets. There are 90 toys in total.
How many Lego sets are in the box?
30 Lego sets
15 - 8 =
7
7+ 8 =15 0r 8 + 7 =15
40 + 30 =
70
70 - 40 = 30
or 70 - 30 = 40
7 3 - 30 =
43
Which number is odd?
34 90 53 132
53
The fisherman caught 36 red fish, 10 black fish, and some silver fish. The fisherman now has 80 fish. How many silver fish does the fisherman have?
34 Silver Fish
91-30=
61
61 + 30 = 91
or 30 + 6 1 =91
46 + 30 =
76
76 - 46 = 30
or 76 - 30 = 46
281 - 30 =
251
Is the SUM even or odd.
(Show the sum and the answer)
357 + 57 =
Sum is 414
414 is EVEN
The teacher found 13 crayons. 9 of the crayons were purple. The rest were orange. How many orange crayons did she find?
4 orange crayons
6 4 - 3 9 =
25
39 + 25 =64
or 25 + 39 =64
3 8 + 37 =
75
75- 38 = 37
75 - 37 = 38
3 6 8 + 3 6 8 =
736
Is the difference even or odd?
(Show the difference and the answer)
91 - 38
53
53 is ODD!
The cat found 134 mice. 63 gray mice and the rest were white mice. How many white mice did the cat find?
71 White mice
2 7 6 - 4 8
228
4 8 + 228 = 276
or 228 + 48 = 276
3 6 8 + 6 1 =
429
429 - 368 = 61
429 - 61 = 368
9 0 0 - 3 7 3
527
Is the sum even or odd?
(Show the sum and the answer)
377 + 77
454
454 is an EVEN!
The student read 16 chapter books, 32 picture books, and some riddle books. He read 100 books in all. How many riddle books did he read?
52 Riddle Books
9 4 8 -1 3 7 = 8 1 1
8 1 1
8 1 1 + 1 3 7 = 9 4 8
or 1 3 7 + 811 = 9 4 8
574 + 373 =
9 4 7
947 - 574 = 373
947 - 373 = 574
3 5 8 + 3 5 8 =
716
Is the difference even or odd?
(Show the difference and the answer)
700 -463 =
237
237 is ODD!