Combining Problems
Adele's puppy is 19 inches long. It grows 5 inches. How long is her puppy now?
19 + 5 = _____
24 inches
The ribbon was 30 inches. I cut off 12 inches. Now how long is the ribbon?
30 - 12 = ____
18 inches
A giraffe is 17 ft. An elephant is 9 feet. How much taller is a giraffe than an elephant?
17 - 9 = ___
8 feet
I have $5. I earn $2 more. I need $10 to buy a lego set. How much more money do I need?
5 + 2 = 7
7 + ___ = 10
3 more dollars
Shayan is 45 inches. He grows 7 inches. How tall is now now?
45 + 7 = _____
52 inches
Aryannah collected 34 shells at the beach. Some fell out of her bag. Now she only has 28 shells. How many shells fell out of her bag?
34 - _____ = 28
6 shells
Gaby is 48 inches tall. Mrs. Foster is 67 inches tall. How much taller is Mrs. Foster than Gaby?
67 - 48 = ____
19 inches
The brown puppy weighs 12 pounds. He gains 5 pounds. The white puppy weighs 23 pounds. How many more pounds is the white puppy than the brown puppy?
12 + 5 = 17
23 - 17 = ___
6 more pounds
The snake is 28 cm. It grows some centimeters. Now it is 40 cm. How many cm did the snake grow?
28 + ____ = 40
12 cm
45 - ____ = 32
$13
Anish collected 78 pieces of candy on Halloween. Evan collected 19 more pieces of candy than Anish. How many pieces of candy did Evan collect?
78 + 19 = ___
97 pieces
Mr. Langston has 49 pieces of chocolate. Aryannah brings him 12 more pieces. Then he gives 20 pieces to his students. How many pieces does he have now?
49 + 12 = 63
63 - 20 = ___
43 pieces
I have some candy. Lillian gives me 24 more pieces. Now I have 72 pieces of candy. How many pieces of candy did I have to start?
____ + 24 = 72
48 pieces of candy
Isabella has some money. She spends $23 on a video game. Now she has $31. How much money did Isabella have to start?
_____ - 23 = 31
$54
Thanisha has read 67 pages in her book. Emma has read 95 pages in her book. How many fewer pages has Thanisha read?
95 - 67 = ____
28 pages
Lila collects 15 shells. Then she finds 7 more. Her brother only finds 14 shells. How many more shells did Lila find than her brother?
15 + 7 = 22
22 - 14 = ___
8 more shells
Owen builds a tower with some legos. Ethan adds 27 more pieces to the top of the tower. Now the tower has 61 legos. How many legos were in Owen's tower to start?
____ + 27 = 61
34 legos
52 - ____ = 18
34 lives
A golden retriever weighs 77 pounds. A great dane weighs 95 pounds. How much more does a great dane weigh?
95 - 77 = ___
18 pounds
Ryan has $56. He earns $12 more by doing chores. His brother Adam has $90. How much more money does Adam have than Ryan?
56 + 12 = 68
90 - 68 = ___
$22 more