Unknown Number
Addition
Addition
99 + ___ = 100
1
Anna will combine red balloons with 14 pink balloons to get a total of 20.
98 - ___ = 85
13
Minus
What is a keyword for subtraction in word problems?
Joe has 42 flowers but buys 36 more. What is the total?
78
42 + ___ = 65
23
Jamie will take 5 pencils from her desk which leaves her with 1.
What is ___ - 5 = 1?
100 - ___ = 28
72
All Together
What is a key word for addition in word problems?
Tim wants 60 toy cars but only has 23. How many more does he need?
37
___ + 78 = 97
19
Marcy has 85 stickers and gives some to her friends. Now she has 72 stickers.
35 - ___ = 14
21
Sum
Emily has 30 bracelets. Marcy has 3 more bracelets than Emily. How many bracelets do they have combined?
63
35 + ___ = 75
40
Pablo wants to give away 23 popsicles but he only has 2. How many more popsicles will Pablo need to buy?
89 - ___ = 15
74
Take away
What is a key word in subtraction word problems?
Daryl wants 15 hot dogs. His mom only let him eat 2. How many more hot dogs does Daryl want?
12 + ___ = 79
67
Emma has some buttons and Lily has 42. Together, they have 85.
What is ___ + 42 = 85?
___ - 12 = 100
112
Increased by
Dwight has 42 skittles. Jim took 16 away from him and ate 4 of his skittles. How many total skittles are left?
38