Adding
Word Problems
Vocabulary
Subtraction
100

What is the sum

145+132=

277

100

Mrs. Goldberg has 12 pencils. She gives Jessica 6 pencils. How many pencils does she have left?

6 pencils.

100

What do we call the answer to an addition problem?

Sum

100

What is 

29-16=

13

200

What is the sum

33+49=

82

200

Amanda bakes 18 cookies. Angelica bakes 15 cookies. How many cookies did they bake in all?

33 cookies

200

What do we call the answer is a subtraction problem?

difference 

200

What is 176-124=

52

300

What is 20+20=

40

300

Brandon has 68 cars. Hassan has 53 cars. How many more cars does Brandon have than Hassan?

15 cars

300

56-20=36

what is 56?

The whole

300

What is 

451-150

301

400

What is 

88+15=

103

400

Lila paints 27 pictures. Jannat paints 32 pictures. Vienna paints 12 picture. How many pictures did they paint in all?

71 pictures

400

What do we call the number we take away from the whole?

subtrahend 

400

What is 

952-728=

224

500

What is 8+18=

26

500

Ms. Alioto buys 10 apples. Ms. Nicole buys 20 apples. How many more apples does Ms. Nicole have than Ms. Alioto?

10 apples

500

What do we call the numbers we are adding together?

Addends

500

What is 326-172=

154