Adding Story Problems
Subtraction Story Problems
Comparing Story Problems
Missing Addends
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There are 3 students in the museum.
Then 6 more students go into the museum.
How many students are in the museum now?
3+6=9
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A box has 8 frozen ice pops.
Noah and his friend eat 2 of them.
How many frozen ice pops are in the box now?
8-2=6
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How many more blue cubes are there than red?
5 more
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Elena has 4 shells.
Her aunt gives her some more shells.
Now, Elena has 7 shells.
How many shells does Elena’s aunt give her?
3
4+3=7
200
A class has 3 orange fish and 5 blue fish. How many fish does the class have in all?
3+5=8
200
There were 6 friends playing football. Then 2 of them left to play basketball. How many friends are playing football now?
6-2=4
200
There are 5 red balls in a bag.
There are 3 yellow balls in the bag.
How many fewer yellow balls are in the bag than red balls?
2
200
6+__=10
4
300
Write an equation to match this picture.
3+7=10
300
There were 8 flowers in the garden. Jada picked 2 of them. How many flowers are in the garden now?
8-2=6
300
There are 6 books on the shelf.
There are 2 books on the table.
How many fewer books are on the table than on the shelf?
4
300
3
6+3=9
400
Mai had 2 fish in her tank. She adds 8 more. How many are in the tank now?
2+8=10
400
Lin has 7 crayons.
Lin puts 4 crayons in her school bag.
How many are left on her desk?
7-4=3
400
There are 6 books on the shelf.
There are 2 books on the table.
Write an equation to match this story.
2+4=6
6-2=4
400
Jada has 10 beads.
Some beads are orange.
Some beads are blue.
How many blue and orange beads could she have?
Teacher will determine
500
Jake had 4 pencils. He gets 4 more. How many does he have now?
4+4=8
500
Suzie has 9 cookies. She eats 3 of them. How many does she have left?
9-3=6
500
There are 5 goldfish in a tank.
There are 2 angelfish in the tank.
Write an equation to match this story.
5-2=3
2+3=5
500
Tammy had 2 books on her desk. Tommy puts some more on her desk. Now she has 6 books. How many did Tommy put on her desk?
2+4=6