Story Problems (+/-)
Tyree collected 68 rocks during the weekend. On Monday, he gave 16 to his friends. How many rocks does he have left?
68 - 16 = 52
6 x 2 = __
12
4
38 + 10 =
48
6 - 2 =
4
There were 12 kids in line for the swings. Some more kids joined the line and now there are 27 kids in the line. How many kids joined the line?
27-12 = 15
or
12 + K = 27
K = 15
5000 x 3 =
15,000
Draw a diagram to show: 36 divided by 4
(Show teacher)
48 + 52 =
100
67 - 10 =
57
Foster has 24 pieces of gum. Hunter has 14 more pieces of gum than Foster. How many pieces does Hunter have?
24 + 14 = 38
700 x 20 =
14,000
Write the addition problem for: 3 x 8, then solve.
8 + 8 + 8 = 24
345 + 132 =
477
659 - 25 =
634
Some colored pencils were in the basket. Todd added 17 more, and now there are 48 pencils in the basket. How many pencils were in the basket before any were added?
17 + P = 48, P = 31
48 - 17 = 31
385 x 12 =
4,620
Write the multiplication problem, then solve:
6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 =
7 x 6 = 42
836 + 329 =
1,165
263 - 79 =
184
The store had 98 cars to sell. It sold 43 cars one week, and 24 cars the next week. How many cars does it still have left to sell?
43 + 24 = 67
98 - 67 = 31
OR
98 - 43 = 55, then
55 - 24 = 31
There are 20 4th grade students were making paper cranes in class. If each student made 30 paper cranes, how many cranes would they have altogether?
20 x 30 = 600
There are nine buses in the school parking lot. There are 63 kids that need to get on the buses. Each bus MUST hold the same number or students. How many students will be on each bus?
63 divided by 9 = 7
3154 + 978 =
4,132
4567 - 2742 =
1,825