Mystery: Add OR Subtract
Tom has 42 toy cars. Matt has 39 toy cars. How many toy cars do they have all together?
81 cars
Keith starts with 1044 candies. He finds another 17. How many candies does Keith end with?
1061 candies
Doris weighs 138 pounds. Janet weighs 17 pounds less. How much heavier is Doris than Janet?
121 pounds
Jesse has 13 eggs. He buys 59 more. How many eggs does Jesse have in all?
72 eggs
Val bought 84 pencils. She passed out 47 of them. How many pencils does she have left?
37 pencils
Ms. Smith's class read 62 books. Mr. Bob's class read 54 books. Mrs. B's class read 50 books. How many books did the second grade read all together?
166 books
Dorothy has 83 pounds of sugar. Eugene has 45 pounds of sugar. How many more pounds of sugar does Dorothy have than Eugene?
38 pounds of sugar
If there are 7 marbles in a box and Gregory puts 73 more marbles inside, how many marbles are in the box?
80 marbles
Stephen has 14 cards. He buys 48 more. How many cards does Stephen have in all?
62 cards
There were some people on a bus. 22 people got off the bus. Now there are 14 people on the bus. How many people were on the bus to start?
36 people
Ashley has 47 cookies. Her friend has 23 cookies. How many cookies do they have all together?
70 cookies
There were 25 tennis racquets and 36 hockey sticks. How many more hockey sticks are there than tennis racquets?
11 hockey sticks
If there are 43 cards in a box and Carol puts 9 more cards inside, how many cards are in the box?
52 cards
Brenda has 80 eggs. Edward has 95 eggs. If Edward gives all of his eggs to Brenda, how many eggs will Brenda have?
175 eggs
Dr. Prout has 105 blue and yellow fish in her fish tank. She has 87 yellow fish. How many blue fish does she have?
18 blue fish
Sam has 82 cans of pop. His sister gives him a pack of 24 cans. How many cans does he have now?
108 cans of pop
There are 125 blocks in a box. Irene takes 18 blocks. How many are left?
107 blocks
Ralph starts with 99 Skittles. He finds another 16. How many Skittles does Ralph end with?
115 Skittles
Wanda has 77 peanuts. She shares 49 with Timothy. How many peanuts will Wanda have?
28 peanuts
Sarah has 82 magazines. She gave some to her sister. Now she has 45 magazines. How many magazines did she give to her sister?
37 magazines
George has 89 baseball cards. Frank has 15 more baseball cards than George. How many baseball cards do they have altogether?
193 baseball cards
Sarah ate 985 pounds of candy. Lexi ate 987 pounds of candy. How much more candy did Lexi eat than Sarah.
2 pounds of candy
Lauren starts with 96 stickers. 33 are eaten by a hippopotamus. How many stickers does Lauren end with?
63 stickers
Elizabeth collects 88 apples. Elizabeth's father gives Elizabeth 36 more. How many apples does Elizabeth have?
124 apples
Molly had 56 stuffies. Her friend gave her some more silly bands. Now she has 113 stuffies. How many silly bands did her friend give her?
57 stuffies