Word Problem
Cam has 5 more animals than Sandy. Cam has 9 animals. How many animals does Sandy have? Write the equation
9 - 5 = ?
? + 5 = 9
Maya has 7 more pencils than Ella. Maya has 15 pencils. How many pencils does Ella have?
15 = 7 + ?
Ben read 8 books last week. That’s 3 more than Ava read. How many books did Ava read?
8 - 3 = ?
3 + ? = 8
Sofia has 10 fewer stickers than Leo. Sofia has 25 stickers. How many stickers does Leo have?
25 - 10 = ?
25 = ? + 10
Liam has 3 fewer marbles than Noah. Liam has 12 marbles. How many marbles does Noah have?
12 - 3 = ?
? + 3 = 12
There are 14 apples in the basket. Some were eaten. Now there are 9 apples left. How many apples were eaten?
14 - ? = 9
? + 9 = 14
There were some frogs on a log. 6 more frogs jumped on. Now there are 17 frogs. How many frogs were there at first?
? + 6 = 17
17 - 6 = ?
There are 18 cookies on a plate. Some were eaten, and now 11 are left. How many cookies were eaten?
18 - ? = 11
11 + ? = 18