Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Set 1

100

Autumn had 47 crayons. Her best friend gave her 58 more. How many crayons does she have now?

105

200

Miss Alicia's class read 62 books. Mr. Donald's class read 205 books. How many more books did the Mr. Donald's class read?

143

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. Write a number sentence to show this problem. Then solve it.

_____ + 13 = 21

500

Yesterday, Race Trac sold 320 sodas. Today they sold 94 sodas. How many fewer sodas did  Race Trac sell today than yesterday?

226

Set 2

100

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

70

200

Dr. Lisa 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 96 more baseball cards. Now he has 215 cards. How many baseball cards did George have to start with?

119

400

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

34

500

Mrs. Presley sold 35 tickets on Monday and 47 tickets on Tuesday. How many tickets did she sell in all?

82

Set 3

100

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

81

200

Ms. Robinson 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

Mrs. Williams' class needs 100 stars to have a pizza party. The class earned 59 stars. 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 left?

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. Ms. Taylor has 6 more markers than Alicia. Write a number sentence that shows how many markers Ms. Taylor has. Then solve the equation.

19 + 6 = _____

500

Shawn wants to sell 305 tickets to the concert. He sold 186. How many more tickets will he need to sell?

119

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

Ms. Gatlin's class has 26 children. Mrs. Bowers' class has 19 children. How many more children does Mrs. Gatlin have?

7

500

There are 321 fish in the fish tank. I bought 49 more fish. How many fish are in the fish tank now?

370