Addition without Regrouping
Addition with Regrouping
Subtraction without Regrouping
Subtraction with Regrouping
Key Words in Word Problems
100

137 + 542

679

100

356 + 183

539

100

74 - 23

51

100

835-173

662

100

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem? Identify the key word.

Hana has 122 stickers. She bought 35 more stickers from a craft store. How many stickers does she have in total now?

"total" = addition 

200

1,483 + 204

1,687

200

3,385 + 631

4,016

200

1,835 - 104

1,731

200

2,805 - 432

2,373

200

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem? Identify the key word.

The FHPS Library had 450 books. If 86 books were borrowed by Grade 6 students and 57 were borrowed by Grade 7 students, how many books are left in the library?

"Left" = Subtraction

300

2,584 + 3,410

5,994

300

8,284 + 1,934

10,218

300

9,736 - 3,502

6,234

300

4,473 - 3,485

988

300

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem? Identify the key word.

During FalconFest, Liam M sold 245 boxes of cookies. He then sold 58 more boxes at the next event. How many boxes of cookies did he sell altogether?

"Altogether" = addition

400

4,084 + 3,814

7,898

400

9,018 + 6,200

15,218

400

8,304 - 3,203

5,101

400

8,295 - 7,457

838

400

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem? Identify the key word.

Armani had 200 marbles. He gave away 76 marbles to his friends. How many marbles does he have now?

"gave away" = subtraction

500

8,920 + 1,068

9,988

500

6,023 + 4,204

10,227

500

9,093 - 4,062

5,031

500

6,249 - 3,358

2,891

500

Is this an addition or subtraction word problem? Identify the key word.

Ella's garden initially had 113 plants. After planting 49 additional plants in the spring, how many plants are in the garden?

"additional" = addition