Adding Up
Word Problems
Missing Addend
Word Problems with missing value
100

13+________= 34

21

100

Lilly has a bag of prizes. Her  friends take 38 prizes from the  bag. Now there are 16 prizes in  the bag. How many prizes did  Lilly have at the start? 

22 prizes
100

Some apples are in a box. Carl  takes 22 apples out of the box.  Now there are 46 apples in the  box. How many apples were in  the box to begin with?

68 apples

100

Mr. Tallbull takes $75 to the grocery store.

When he leaves the store, he has $19. How much does Mr. Tallbull spend at the grocery store?

$56

200

31+ _________=63

32

200

There are 32 red bikes at the  park. There are 41 blue bikes at  the park. How many fewer red  bikes are at the park than blue  bikes?

9 bikes

200

Santo rides his bike 18 more miles than Anwar.

Santo rides his bike 50 miles. How many miles does Anwar ride his bike?

32 miles

200

There are 76 horses on a farm. 27 horses
are inside. The rest of the horses are outside. How many horses are outside?

49 horses

300

75+________=98

23

300

A store has some coats for sale.  People buy 31 coats from the  store. Now the store has 45 coats.  How many coats did the store  have at the start?

76 coats

300

There are 83 people on the subway. 47 people sit in seats. The rest of the people stand. How many people on the subway stand?

36 people

300

Jess reads some pages in her book on Saturday. Then she reads 19 pages in her book on Sunday. Kendra reads a total of 60 pages on both days. How many pages did Kendra read on Saturday?

41 pages

400

21+_______=54

33

400

There are 24 students walking to  school. There are 17 students  biking to school. How many more  students are walking to school  than biking to school?

7 students

400

Amata has 53 animal cards. Clay has 29 animal cards. How many fewer cards does Clay have than Amata?

24 cards

400

Savanna sells 24 fewer tickets than Reth for

the school’s fun run. Savanna sells 50 tickets.

How many tickets does Reth sell?

74 tickets

500

36+_______=67

31

500

Mr. Chan has 54 papers to read.  He reads some papers on Monday.  Now he has 27 papers to read.  How many papers did Mr. Chan  read on Monday?

27 papers

500

Ahmed and Jenna help clean up a park. They pick up cans and bottles. Ahmed picks up 18 more cans than Jenna. Ahmed picks up 47 cans.


Part A    How many cans does Jenna pick up?

    Show your work.

29 Cans

500

Mariana owns a restaurant. She cooks 57 ears of Mexican grilled corn. She sells some of the ears of corn. There are 29 ears of corn left. How many ears of corn did Mariana sell? Show your work.

28 ears of corn

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