Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Set 1

100

Autumn had 38 markers. Her best friend gave her 24 more. How many crayons does she have now?

62

200

Miss Ferreira's class read 62 books. Mr. MacKenzie's class read 54 books. Mrs. B's class read 50 books. How many books did the second grade read all together?

166

300

Britany has 89 summer reading books. Gwen has 75 summer reading books. How many summer reading books do they have all together?

164

400

There are some birds in a tree. Then 13 more birds flew into the tree. Now there are 21 birds in the tree. How many birds were there to start?

8

500

Yesterday, Koenig's sold 120 sodas. Today it sold 94 sodas. How many fewer sodas did Koenig's sell today than yesterday?

26

Set 2

100

Ashley has 47 cookies. Her friend has 23 cookies. How many cookies do they have all together?

70

200

Dr. Prout has 105 blue and yellow fish in her fish tank. She has 87 yellow fish. How many blue fish does she have?

18

300

George has some baseball cards. Frank gave him 89 more baseball cards. Now he has 115 cards. How many baseball cards did George have to start with?

26

400

Tucker has 57 baseball cards. Brandon has 23 baseball cards. How many MORE baseball cards does Tucker have?

34

500

Mrs. Ecker wants to sell 100 tickets to the baseball game. On Monday she sold 20 and on Tuesday she sold 32. How many more tickets will she need to sell if she wants to sell 100?

48

Set 3

100

Tom has 42 toy cars. Matt has 39 toy cars. How many toy cars do they have all together?

81

200

Miss Glenn bought 84 pencils. She passed out 47 of them. How many pencils does she have left?

37

300

Emily had 76 silly bands. Her friend gave her some more silly bands. Now she has 145 silly bands. How many silly bands did her friend give her?

69

400

Chelsea scored 30 points in a basketball game. Emma scored 10 fewer points than Chelsea. How many points did Emma score?

20

500

Mr. Farley's class needs 100 stars to have a pizza party. The class earned 27 stars in March and 32 stars in April. How many more stars will they need to earn their pizza party?

41

Set 4

100

Alexis had 53 cookies. She ate 20 of them. How many cookies does Alexis have lef?

33

200

Sara has 82 magazines. She gave some to her sister. Now she has 45 magazines. How many magazines did she give to her sister?

37

300

There are 38 children on a bus. Some more people get on the bus. Now there are 105 people on the bus. How many people got on the bus?

67

400

Alicia has 19 markers. Mrs. Wright has 6 more markers than Alicia. How many total markers does Mrs. Wright have?

25

500

Shawn wants to sell 200 tickets to the concert. He sold 154. How many more tickets will he need to sell?

46

Set 5

100

Max made 89 cupcakes. Her family ate 60 cupcakes. How many cupcakes does she have now?

29

200

The second grade class had 114 candy bars. They sold 70. How many candy bars do they have left?

44

300

There were some people on a bus. 22 people got off the bus. Now there are 14 people on the bus. How many people were on the bus to start?

36

400

Mrs. Wright's class has 26 children. Mrs. Ecker's class has 19 children. How many more children does Mrs. Wright have?

7

500

There are 8 cars in the garage. How many tires are on all the cars?

32