Spring Word Problems
Jasmine planted 68 tulips in her yard. Her friend gave her 25 more bulbs to plant. How many tulips will she have after she plants all of them?
Write an equation and solve.
68 + 25 = ?
93 tulips
Noah has 85 water balloons for a summer party. He uses 36 of them.
How many water balloons does he have left?
Write an equation and solve.
85 - 36 = ?
49 water balloons
Ella picked 67 apples at the orchard. She used 25 of them to make apple pies.
How many apples does Ella have left?
Write an equation and solve.
67 - 25 = ?
42 apples
Liam built 78 snowballs for a snowball fight. He threw 29 of them.
How many snowballs does he have left?
Write an equation and solve.
78 - 29 = ?
49 snowballs
____ = 82 - 10
72
There were 120 butterflies in a garden. 47 flew away when the wind blew.
How many butterflies are still in the garden?
Write an equation and solve.
120 - 47 = ?
73 butterflies
A beach shop sold 57 sand buckets in the morning and 42 in the afternoon.
How many sand buckets were sold in all?
Write an equation and solve.
57 + 42 = ?
99 sand buckets
There were 94 colorful leaves on the ground. The wind blew 18 of them away.
How many leaves are still on the ground?
Write an equation and solve.
94 - 18 = ?
76 leaves
There were 95 penguins sliding on the ice. 34 waddled back to the water.
How many penguins are still sliding?
Write an equation and solve.
95 - 34 = ?
61 penguins
56 - 22 = ____
34
At the spring fair, Liam collected 56 eggs in the egg hunt. His brother collected 39 eggs. How many eggs did they collect altogether?
Write an equation and solve.
56 + 39 = ?
95 eggs
There were 124 seashells displayed at a beach stand. A big wave washed away 28 of them. How many seashells are still there?
Write an equation and solve.
124 - 28 = ?
96 seashells
The school collected 56 canned goods for the fall food drive. On the last day, they collected 39 more cans. How many cans did they collect altogether?
Write an equation and solve.
56 + 39 = ?
95 cans
Bella made 67 paper snowflakes at school. Her class made 48 more snowflakes to decorate the hallway. How many snowflakes did they make altogether?
Write and equation and solve.
67 + 48 = ?
115 snowflakes
____ = 24 + 34
58
A park ranger counted 94 baby ducks at the pond. The next day, she counted 17 fewer ducks. How many baby ducks were there the second day?
Write an equation and solve.
94 - 17 = ?
77 baby ducks
Sofia and her family caught 63 fish on their fishing trip. They released 19 of them back into the water. How many fish do they keep?
Write an equation and solve.
63 - 19 = ?
44 fish
Hudson carved 42 pumpkins with his family one weekend, and 36 pumpkins the next weekend. How many pumpkins did they carve in all?
Write an equation and solve.
42 + 36 = ?
78 pumpkins
A ski lodge rented out 84 pairs of skis in the morning and 53 more in the afternoon. How many pairs of skis were rented altogether?
Write an equation and solve.
84 + 53 = ?
137 pairs of skis
43 - ____ = 12
31
Students picked 75 flowers on Monday and 48 flowers on Tuesday for the classroom. How many flowers did they pick in total?
Write an equation and solve.
75 + 48 = ?
123 flowers
At the pool, 48 kids were swimming. Later, 37 more kids joined.
How many kids are swimming now?
Write an equation and solve.
48 + 37 = ?
85 kids
There were 105 acorns in a squirrel’s stash. A raccoon stole 27 of them.
How many acorns does the squirrel have now?
Write an equation and solve.
105 - 27 = ?
78 acorns
A bakery delivered 120 cupcakes for a winter party. The students ate 46 of them. How many cupcakes are left?
Write and equation and solve.
120 - 46 = ?
74 cupcakes
_____ - 10 = 85
95