Addition and subtraction Word Problems
A school had 375 hot dogs to sell during a carnival. After the carnival ended, 83 hot dogs were not sold.
How many hot dogs were sold during the carnival?
292
37 x 6
222
There are 2 ice cream sandwiches in each box. Martin wants to buy 6 ice cream sandwiches for a pool party. How many boxes should he buy?
3
Liam has only one stick of chewing gum left! He has promised to share some with his sister and not keep it all to himself. Liam carefully tears the stick of gum into 2 equal pieces.
What fraction represents each piece of the gum?
1/2
268+61
329
Last month, the school sold 107 shirts and 88 sweatshirts.
How many more shirts were sold than sweatshirts?19
48 x 9 =
432
Maggie made 4 equal stacks of paper cups. How many cups did Maggie put in each stack if she used 12 cups in all?
3
Warren's favorite pizza place is closed, so he decides to make his own pizza at home. Warren bakes a pizza and cuts it into 3 equal pieces.
What fraction represents each piece of the pizza?
1/3
517+54
571
A restaurant served 18 people at breakfast and 22 people at lunch. Dinner is the busiest time. The restaurant served 41 people then.
How many people did the restaurant serve in all?
81
72 ÷ 8
9
Jared reads 4 books in a week. How many weeks will it take him to read 20 books?
5
Ronnie and Becky are at a birthday party at Decorate Your Plate pottery store. They are working together to paint a clay dinner plate. Ronnie and Becky draw a line to divide the plate into 2 equal-sized sections.
What fraction represents each section of the plate?
1/2
921-552
369
In art class, Danny glued 30 pom-poms to a board. Sadly, 7 of the pom-poms fell off. At home, he glued 16 new pom-poms to the board. How many pom-poms are on the board now?
39
81÷9
9
Robin rides her bike 3 miles to school. She rides home a different way that is 4 miles long. This week, Robin rode to school and back 5 times.
How many miles did Robin ride her bike this week?
35
Polly's favorite cheese shop is having a huge sale. So, she buys a block of cheese for herself and her friend Philip. She cuts the cheese into 4 equal pieces.
What fraction represents each piece of the cheese?
1/4
630-349
281
There are 14 adults and 23 kids on the train at the zoo. At the next stop, 18 more people get on. How many people are on the train now?
55
79 x 6
474
There are 2 weeks and 5 days until Leah's birthday. How many days is that in all?
19
Carson's mom loves to cook. For her birthday, Carson surprises her with a new container for her cooking spoons. The round container is divided into 6 equal sections.
What fraction represents each section of the container?
1/6
900-453
447