Math questions!
There are 14 muffins in a basket. Tina puts some on a plate. Now there are 6 in the basket. How many muffins does Tina put on the plate?
Tina puts 8 muffins on the plate.
There were 11 hikers here yesterday. There are 4 hikers here today. How many fewer hikers are here today than yesterday?
There are 7 fewer hikers.
11-4=7
Ella paints 8 flower pots. Then she paints 4 more. How many flower pots does she paint?
Ella paints 12 flower pots.
8+4=12
Lisa makes 8 fewer pies than Tony. Tony makes 14 pies. How many pies does Lisa make?
Lisa makes 6 pies.
14-8=6
Look at the picture below. Sort the letters. How many of each letter are there?
R E E M E E M R
M R E R R E M
E 6
R 5
M 4
15 children are at a park. Some children go home. There are 8 children still at the park. How many children go home?
7 children go home.
Nathan has 9 fewer shells than Lidia. Lidia has 13 shells. How many shells does Nathan have?
Nathan has 4 shells.
13-9=4
Nora has 4 candles on her cake. Maria has 9 more candles than Nora. How many candles does Maria have?
Maria has 13 candles.
4+9=13
Kai ties 8 bows. Laura ties 13 bows. How many more bows does Laura tie than Kai?
Laura ties 5 more bows than Kai.
13-8=5
How many girls are in the class today (not counting Mrs. Case)? How many boys are in class today? Which group has fewer?
Answer varies.
I read 6 books last month. I read 6 books this week. How many books do I read in all?
I read 12 books!
Jordan hangs 15 flags. Alan hangs 6 flags. How many fewer flags does Alan hang than Jordan?
Alan hung 9 fewer flags than Jordan.
15-6=9
Toby has 12 balloons. Roberto has 5 balloons. How many more balloons does Toby have than Roberto?
Toby has 7 more balloons than Roberto.
12-5=7
There are 9 girls and 15 boys at the park. How many fewer girls are there than boys?
There are 6 fewer girls at the park.
15-9=6
There are 10 fewer trumpets in the band than drums. There are 20 drums. How many trumpets are there?
20-10=10
A store has 15 guitars. Some guitars are sold. There are 9 guitars left. How many guitars are sold?
6 guitars are sold.
Oak School has 9 computers. Hill School has 4 computers. How many fewer computers does Hill School have than Oak School?
Hill School has 5 fewer computers than Oak School.
9-4=5
Janeka draws 4 houses. Kelly draws 3 more than Janeka. How many houses does Kelly draw?
Kelly draws 7 houses.
4+3=7
Sean has 14 toy cars. Some are red. Some are blue. How many red and blue toy cars could there be? Show three answers.
Red 13; Blue 1
Red 12; Blue 2
Red 11: Blue 3
Red 10; Blue 4
Red 9; Blue 5
Red 8; Blue 6
Red 7; Blue 7
Mike sees 3 more fish than Chris. Chris sees 6 fish. How many fish does Mike see?
Mike sees 9 fish.
3+6=9
Mrs. Case read 5 pages in her book yesterday. She read 9 more pages today. How many pages has she read in all?
Mrs. Case read 14 pages in all.
5+9=14
Mr. Charno read 5 names from our class in the Paw Receivers today. If he reads 5 more names tomorrow, how many students will be named on the announcements in total?
Mr. Charno will read 10 names!
5+5=10
Ms. Busby visits 4 classes to read a story today. Tomorrow she is reading to 5 classes. How many classes will she read to in all?
Ms. Busby will read to 9 classes in all.
4+5=9
The book fair is here! Mrs. Case buys 3 books. Mrs. Riter buys 6 books. How many more books does Mrs. Riter buy than Mrs. Case?
Mrs. Riter buys 3 more books than Mrs. Case
6-3=3
Mrs. Case's dog, Domino, has 4 dog friends. On her walk, she sees 2 of them. How many friends did she not see?
Domino did not see 2 friends.
4-2=2