Addition and Subtraction Word Problems
Johnny has 6 red apples. Jenna has 4 red apples. How many red apples did they have altogether?
10
3 + 2 =
5
3 + 4 + 5 =
12
Complete the fact family
10 - 3 = 7
10 - 7= 3
7 + 3 = 10
3 + 7 = 10
Which number doesn't belong in the fact family 9, 8, 17, 4
4
Kathryn painted 6 paintings. John painted 3 more than Kathryn. How many paintings in John paint?
9
9 - 2 =
7
14 + 2 + 3 =
19
Complete the fact family (2 equations)
2 + 3 = 5
5 - 2 = 3
5 - 3 = 2
3 + 2 = 5
What is the missing addend?
8 + _ = 14
I jogged 6 miles. John jogged some miles too. Altogether we jogged 16 miles. How many miles did John jog?
10
12 + 7 =
19
3 + 6 + 8 =
17
Write the fact family for the numbers 12, 3 9
3 + 9 = 12
9 + 3 = 12
12 - 3 = 9
12 - 9 = 3
The key words fewer, less than, and less mean we are using:
Addition or subtraction?
Subtraction
12 birds were singing on a tree. 4 more birds joined them. How many birds altogether were singing on a tree?
16
19 - 13 =
6
2 + 8 + 3 + 4 =
17
What is the fact family for numbers 3, 8, 11
3 + 8 = 11
8 + 3 = 11
11 - 3 = 8
11 - 8 = 3
What operation does the words total, altogether, and more than mean:
Addition or subtraction
Addition
19 ghosts were in the haunted house. 8 ghosts left. How many ghosts are left?
11
8 + 7 =
15
4 + 4 + 4 + 4 =
16
What is the fact family for numbers 18, 9, 9
9 + 9 = 18
18 - 9 = 9
3 + 5 - 2 - 1
5