Addition within 20
Subtraction within 20
Addition Word Problems
Subtraction Word Problems
Mystery
100

5+5=?

10

100

6-2=?

4

100

Henry has 4 suckers. Ms. Simmons gives him 3 more for making good choices. How many suckers does Henry have in all?

7 suckers

100

Sally said she has 10 soccer balls at home. She gave 5 to her friend Eli. How many soccer balls does Sally have now?

5 soccer balls

100

8+__=10

2

200

7+6=?

13

200

8-3=?

5

200

Ben said he saw 4 buses before school and 6 after school. How many buses did Ben see throughout the day?

10 buses

200

Brooklyn has 7 balloons. Joey has 5 balloons. How many more balloons does Brooklyn have than Joey?

2 balloons

200

9-__=3

6

300

8+8=?

16

300

12-7=?

5

300

Crystal has 6 bows. Mia has 7 bows. How many bows do the girls have altogether?

13 bows

300

Nolan brought in 13 Dr. Seuss books. He gave 8 of the books to Melody.  How many Dr. Seuss books does Nolan have left?

5 Dr. Seuss books

300

Heather baked five pies on Friday and eight pies on Saturday. How many pies did she bake on both days combined?

13 pies

400

11+4=?

15

400

15-8=?

7

400

Ema played outside for 11 minutes for recess. She played outside for 9 minutes when she got home. How long did Ema play outside?

20 minutes

400

Cash has 14 stickers. Cash gives Mr. Clark 5 stickers. How many stickers does Cash have left over?

9 stickers

400

5+___ =13 

8

500

6+13=?

19

500

19-17=?

2

500

Tyler has 13 football cards. He buys 5 more at Walmart. How many football cards does Tyler have in all?

18 football cards

500

Silas saw 16 birds sitting on a tree outside. He said 5 flew away. How many birds are left sitting on the tree?

11 birds

500

Jason has 15 baseball cards. Matt has 8 baseball cards. How many more cards does Jason have than Matt?

7 baseball cards