Holiday Word Problems

Santa

100

11+45

56

200

Santa had 36 cookies.  Mrs. Claus ate 22 of them.  How many are left? 

14

300

Santa brought Ms. Blackburn 53 presents. He also brought Mrs. Clampitt 29 presents.  How many total presents did he bring? 

82

400

Santa ate 43 pounds of chocolate.  He then ate 27 more pounds.  How much chocolate did he eat in all? 

70

500

Mr. Underwood was on the nice list so Santa brought him 68 presents.  Mrs. Mateyunas however, was on the naughty list and he only brought her 39 presents.  How many more presents did Mr. Underwood get than Mrs. Mateyunas. 

29

Elves

100

25+64

89

200

The elves each had 24 buttons on their shirts. Unfortunately 14 buttons fell off.  How many buttons are left? 

10

300

Lisa the elf made 76 presents.  Caitlyn made 23 presents.  Combined, how many presents did they make? 

99

400

Hannah the elf wrapped 84 bows. Christian the elf only wrapped 49 presents.  How many more presents did Hannah wrap? 

35

500

All of the elves decided to throw a party.  One group of elves brought 67 candy canes.  Another group of elves brought 83 cups of hot coco.  How many treats did the elves bring in all? 

150

Reindeer

100

66-24

42

200

There are 36 reindeer in the North Pole.  Santa fed 20 of them.  How many did not get fed?

16

300

Santa bought the reindeer 27 bells for their collars but he lost 16 of them. How many are left?

11

400

The Rudolph flew 38 miles.  Then he flew 54 more miles. How many miles did he fly in all? 

92

500

Dasher drank 87 gallons of water. Cupid only drank 48 gallons of water.  How many more gallons of water did Dasher drink than Cupid? 

39

Mixed Equations

100

15+30=

45

200

42-31

11

300

97-79

18

400

54+39

93

500

46+81

127

Vocabulary

100

If you see "more" in a word problem, is it addition or subtraction? 

Addition

200

If you see all together in a word problem, is it addition or subtraction? 

Addition

300

If you see "left" in a word problem, is it addition or subtraction? 

Subtraction 

400

If you see "sum" in a word problem, is it addition or subtraction?  

Addition 

500

If you see "how much longer" in a word problem, is it addition or subtraction? 

Subtraction