Word Problems
Joanna has some buttons. She looses 9 buttons. Now she has 3 buttons. How many buttons did Joanna have to begin with?
12 Buttons
Raj has 36 stickers. He gives 12 stickers to his brother. He gives 7 stickers to his sister. Which equation represents the problem?
A. 12-36-7=?
B. 36-12-7=?
C. 36-7-12=?
B.
It took Jania 20 minutes to read a book. She read for 8 minutes on Monday. She finished the book on Tuesday. How many minutes did she read on Tuesday?
12 Minutes
Jykiem has 14 toy cars. He has 10 red cars. The rest are blue. How many blue cars does Jykiem have?
4 Blue Cars
Tanner has 7 baseballs. Karter has 11 more baseballs than Tanner. How many baseballs does Karter have?
18 Baseballs
There are 5 more apples than oranges in the bowl. There are 4 oranges in the bowl. How many apples and oranges are in the bowl?
A. 1 apple
B. 9 apples and oranges
C. 13 apples and oranges
D. 16 apples and oranges
C. 13 apples and oranges
Ja'lae reads 10 books. The first book she read was 12 pages long. The second book she read was 5 pages long. How many pages did she read all together?
17 Pages
Marquez has some blocks. 3 of his blocks are red. 9 of his blocks are blue. How many blocks does he have in all? Choose the equation that matches the word problem.
A. 3+9=?
B. 12+9=?
C. 12-9=?
A.3+9=?
Jae'Mir went to the park with some friends. 2 more friends came to the park. Now there are 8 friends at the park. How many friends were at the park to begin with?
A. 8 friends
B. 10 friends
C. 6 friends
C. 6 friends
Some people were at the zoo. 15 more people go to the zoo. Now there are 26 people at the zoo. How many people were at the zoo before?
11 people
PopPop has 10 fish. He gives 5 fish to a student. How many fish does PopPop have now? Show the equation for the problem.
A. 10+5=?
B. 10-5=?
C. 5+5=?
B. 10-5=?
Ja'nylah has 30 toys. She gives 6 toys away. How many toys does she have now?
A. 30 toys
B. 36 toys
C. 24 toys
C. 24 toys
The metal ladder is 15 feet long. The metal ladder is 7 feet taller than the wooden ladder. How long is the wooden ladder?
8 feet long
Di'Meir has 35 pop-its. 15 of those pop-its are blue. The rest are orange. How many Pop-Its are orange? Show the equation.
A. 35-15=?
B. 15+35=?
C. 35+35=?
A. 35-15=?
Romelo has 10 dogs. His mom gets him 3 more dogs. How many dogs does he have now?
A. 10 dogs
B. 13 dogs
C. 3 dogs
B. 13 dogs