HARD Story Problems 1
A box has 12 math books, 36 science books, and some history books. There are 69 books in total.
How many history books are in the box?
12 + 36 + ______ = 69
12 + 36 = 48
69 - 48 = 21
The boy has 16 shells. He has 9 red shells. The rest of the shells are white. How many white shells does the boy have?
16 - 9 = 7
or
9 + ___ = 16 ____ = 7
Is 1,000 an even or odd number?
3 9 - 1 5 =
You have to have BOTH parts:
3 9 - 1 5 = 24
1 5 + 2 4 = 39
or
2 4 + 1 5 = 39
8 0 0 - 5 0 0 =
8 0 0 - 5 0 0 = 300
The spider caught 36 red bugs, 15 black bugs, and some yellow bugs. The spider now has 93 bugs. How many yellow bugs does the spider have?
36 + 15 + ____ = 93
36+ 15 = 51
93 - 51 = 42
The little boy is putting away his toy cars. He puts away 27 toy cars. There are still 41 toy cars to put away. How many toy cars were at the start? Complete the equation.
27 - 41 = 68
Is the difference even or odd?
(Show the difference and the answer)
31 -16
The difference is 15. The answer is Odd!
85 -30 =
You have to have BOTH parts:
8 5 - 3 0 = 5 5
3 0 + 5 5 = 8 5 or
5 5 + 3 0 = 8 5
7 0 0 - 4 7 3
7 0 0 - 4 7 3 = 227
Joe has 37 blue frogs, 17 red frogs, and the rest of the frogs are yellow. He has 84 frogs in all.
How many yellow frogs does Joe have?
37 + 17 + _____ = 84
37 + 17 = 54
84 - 54 = 30
The teacher ate 18 pieces of candy. She ate 12 chocolate pieces. The rest were Gummies. How many Gummies did she eat?
18 - 12 = 6
Is the difference even or odd?
(Show the difference and the answer)
7 1 2 - 4 0 8
The difference is 304.
The answer is EVEN!
5 7 4 - 5 7 =
You have to have BOTH parts:
5 7 4 - 5 7 = 5 1 7
5 7 + 5 1 7 = 5 7 4 or
5 1 7 + 5 7 = 5 7 4
4 0 0 - 7 3 =
4 0 0 - 7 3 = 3 2 7
Ben has 37 red marbles, 12 blue marbles, and some green marbles. He has 73 marbles altogether.
How many green marbles does Ben have?
37 + 12 + _____ = 73
37 + 12 = 49
73 - 49 = 24
Max reads 100 pages. He reads 25 picture pages. The rest are story pages. How many story pages does Max read?
100 - 25 = 75
Is the sum odd or even?
(Show the sum and the answer)
2 5 8 + 2 5 8
2 4 8 + 2 4 8 = 5 1 6
The sum is Even
4 6 9 - 2 8 5 =
You have to have BOTH parts:
4 6 9 - 2 8 5= 1 8 4
2 8 5 + 1 8 4 = 4 6 9 or
1 8 4 + 2 8 5 = 4 69
9 0 0 - 3 5 9 =
9 0 0 - 3 5 9 = 541
Good Luck, this one is REALLY HARD! Jack has 20 animal cards, 30 space cards, 40 sport cards, and some dinosaur cards. Altogether, he has 100 cards. How many dinosaur cards does Jack have?
20 + 30 + 40 + ______ = 100
20 + 30 + 40 = 90
100 - 90 =10
The walrus eats 372 fish. 216 are green fish. The rest were blue fish. How many blue fish does he eat?
372 - 216 = 156
156 Blue Fish
Is the sum Odd or Even?
36 + 36 + 36
36 + 36 + 36 = 1 0 8
1 0 8 is an EVEN number!
3 1 8 - 1 1 9 =
You have to have BOTH parts:
3 1 8 - 1 1 9 = 1 9 9
1 1 9 + 1 9 9 = 3 1 8 0r
1 9 9 + 1 1 9 = 3 1 8
1, 0 0 0 - 7 2 4 =
1, 0 0 0 - 7 2 4 = 276