Addition/subtraction
Word Problems
Money
Array
Surprise!
100

Solve and show your work:

 83-52=____

31

100

There were 43 monkeys in a tree.  Then, 27 monkeys climb down to the ground.  14 monkeys climb back up to get bananas at the top of the tree.  How many monkeys are in the tree now?

Answer: 30 Monkeys

100

How much: 

Quarter

Quarter

Dime

Nickel 

65 cents

100

Hannah has 10 Flowers. She arranges them into 2 equal rows. 


Draw a picture to show the array of flowers. 


Write a repeated addition fact to match. 

OOOOO

OOOOO

5+5=10 

100

Circle the problem that you would use regrouping to solve. Next, explain how you know. 



82-71


71-39

You would have to regroup 71-39 because there are not enough ones in the whole (71) to take away 9 ones. 

200

Solve and show your work:

 46+32=____

78

200

There are 32 green erasers in Amelia’s backpack, 41 orange erasers in Owen’s backpack and 18 erasers in Maria’s backpack. How many erasers do they have in all?



Answer: 91 erasers in all

200

How much money is shown?

Twenty Dollar Bill

Ten Dollar Bill

Ten Dollar Bill

One Dollar Bill

One Dollar Bill

One Dollar Bill 

43 Dollars

200

Max has 12 cars. He arranges them into 3 equal rows. 


Draw a picture to show the array of cars. 


Write a repeated addition fact to match.

OOOO

OOOO

OOOO


4+4+4=12

200

Eva bakes 27 cakes. 18 get sold. Then she bakes 43 more. 


How many cakes does she have now? 

Answer: 52

300

Solve and show your work:

76-43=____

33

300

Mrs. Caulfield has 35 mints.  Mrs. Scheimer has 13 mints.  How many more mints does Mrs. Caulfield have than Mrs. Scheimer?

Answer: 22 more mints

300

Lea has 73 cents in her pocket.  She has two quarters, a dime, and three pennies.  What is the last coin in Lea’s pocket?

Dime

300

Thomas has 8 markers. He arranges them into 4 equal columns. 


Draw a picture to show the array of markers. 


Write a repeated addition fact to match.

OOOO

OOOO

4+4=8

300

Which shows the sum of 38 + 16?


Choose all that apply


A:  30 + 14

B: 30 + 10 + 8 + 6

C: 40 + 13

D: 54

B and D

400

Alex  has 12 brownies. He eats 4 of them.


What addition fact can help you find how many brownies he has left?


  1. 4+6=10

  2. 8+4=12

  3. 8+8=16

  4. 12+4=16

2. 8+4=12

400

There are 63 peanuts in the bowl.  There are 26 pretzels in the bowl.  How many fewer pretzels are there than peanuts?

Answer: 37 more peanuts

400

Draw two ways to make 77 cents! 

Answers will vary. 

400

Mikalya has 12 rocks. She arranges them into 2 equal rows. 


Draw a picture to show the array of rocks. 


Write a repeated addition fact to match.

OOOOOO

OOOOOO

6+6=12

400
Is the number 8 even or odd? 

Draw a picture or use words to show how you know. 

8 is even. I know this because there are 4 pairs of 2. There are 2 groups of 4. 

500

Molly has 18 soccer balls. She kicks 8 of them into the net. 


What addition fact can help you find how many soccer balls she has left?


  1. 7+7=14

  2. 7+9=16

  3. 9+9=18

  4. 8+10=18

8+10=18

500

Mrs. Plympton has 83 cents.  Then, Miss Melville borrows 46 cents to buy a cookie.  Miss Melville finds a quarter in her car and gives it to Mrs. Plympton.  How many cents does Mrs. Plympton have now?


Does Miss Melville still owe Mrs. Plympton Money?

Mrs. Plympton has 62 cents

Miss Melville owes her 21 cents

500
  1. How much is a quarter worth?

  2. How much is a penny worth?

  3. How much is a dime worth?
  4. How much is a nickel worth?

1. 25 cents

2. 1 cent

3. 10 cents

4. 5 cents

500

Rory has 15 footballs. He arranges them into 5 equal columns. 


Draw a picture to show the array of footballs. 


Write a repeated addition fact to match.

OOOOO

OOOOO

OOOOO

5+5+5=15

500
Mrs. Plympton has 17 dogs. Ms. Dion has 33 dogs. Miss Ryan has 24 dogs. How many dogs are there in all? 



17+33+24=74

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