Word Problems
12 people are on the bus. 5 are waiting in line to get on the bus. 3 are in the car. How many fewer people are in the line than on the bus?
7 fewer people are in the line
Some friends are at the park. 8 more friends join them. Now there are 15 friends at the park. How many friends were there to start?
7 friends
You have 7 pieces of candy. Your friend has 10. How many more pieces of candy does your friend have?
3 more pieces
4 dogs were walking down the street. 9 more joined them. Then 3 left. How many dogs are walking down the street now?
10 dogs
You make 10 cookies and 6 mini pies. You make 8 more cookies for your brother. How many cookies do you make?
18 cookies
You were on exact path for 5 more minutes than your two friends combined. They were on exact path for 9 minutes and 10 minutes. How long were you on exact path?
24 minutes
Some friends are at the movies. 8 more join them. Now there are 13 friends at the movies. How any friends were there to start?
5 friends
There are 12 children waiting to swing. 4 children get off and let 4 children on. How many children are waiting to swing now?
8 children
Write a subtraction word problem for 14-2.
Sample: There are 14 books on the shelf. 2 of them were checked out. How many books are on the shelf now.
Write a word problem for this equation. 18-7
Sample: I had 18 crayons and 7 of them broke. How many crayons do I have left?