ADDITION
SUBTRACTION
WORD PROBLEM
MYSTERY (3)
100

3 + 5 = ?

100

7 - 4 = ? 

3

100

Sally has 3 cookies and bought 8 more, how many cookies does Sally have in all?

hint: look at your vocabulary! 

3 + 8 = 11 

Sally has 11 cookies in all

100

There are 16 cars in the parking lot. Eight cars drive away. How many cars are left in the parking lot?

There are 8 cars left in the parking lot.

200

7+5 = ? 

12

 

200

10 - 3 = ?

7

200

Ms. Sanchez has 8 books but she lets her students borrow 2 of them, how many books does Ms. Sanchez have left? 

8 - 2 = 6

Ms. Sanchez has 6 books left.

200

There are 12 hats in the store. A person buys some hats. Now there are 10 hats left in the store. How many hats did the person buy?

The person bought 2 hats. 

300

12 + 6 = ?

18

300

12 - 9 = ?

3
300

I bought my dog 12 bones but she ate 4, how many bones does my dog have left?

12 - 4 = 8 

The dog has 8 bones left.

300

Some people are playing ball. Seven of the people sit down to rest. Ten people keep playing. How many people were playing ball at first?

17 people were playing ball in the beginning.

400

15+10 = ?

25

400
19 - 7 = ?

12

400

For her birthday Ms. Dar got 13 presents but when she got to school her students gave her 5 more! How many presents does Ms. Dar have in all?

13 + 5 = 18 

Ms. Dar has 18 presents in all.

400

Jed has some sports cards. He buys eight more sports cards. Now he has 12 sports cards in all. How many sports cards did Jed have to start?

Jed had 4 cars at the start.

500

20+12 = ?

32

500

21 - 5 = ?

16 


500

Ms. Sanchez has 21 tickets for the fair and Ms. Dar has 12 tickets for the fair. How many tickets do they have altogether? 

21 + 12 = 33 

They have 33 tickets altogether.

500

Let's name some math facts for the 4's!

4x1= ?     4x2=?    4x3=?    4x4=?   4x5=?

4x1= 4     4x2=8    4x3=12    4x4=16   4x5=20

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