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Addition Word Problems
Subtraction Word Problems
100

8-3

5

100

5+4

9

100

Danny the dog has 3 tennis balls. He finds 5 more tennis balls in his yard. How many tennis balls does Danny have now?

8 tennis balls

100

Abby had 8 water bottles. She threw 3 of them away. How many water bottles do Abby have now?

5 water bottles

200

10-8

2

200

6+7

13

200

Ella is selling pillows. She has 13 pillows ready to sell. Ella's mom makes her 5 more pillows to sell. How many pillows does Ella have now?

18 pillows

200

Olaf bought an ice cream cone with 12 scoops of ice cream. He ate 7 scoops of ice cream in 5 minutes. How many scoops of ice cream does Olaf have left?

5 scoops

300

Jamie has 12 cookies. Her brother eats 4 of them. How many cookies are left?

8 cookies

300

15+4

19

300

Theo had 2 dinosaurs. One day his sister Holland came home with 7 more dinosaurs. How many dinosaurs does Theo have now?

9 dinosaurs

300

Violet picked 14 blueberries. Her younger brother Benny picked 9 less than her. How many blueberries did Benny pick?

5 blueberries

400

Benny has 4 bottles of milk. He gives 1 to each of his 3 siblings. How much milk does Benny have left?

1 Bottle

400

Daisy has 8 hot dogs. Her sister Kimberly gives her 4 more hot dogs. How many hot dogs do Daisy have now?

12 hot dogs

400

Sadie loved books. In one week she read 5 chapter books. Over the weekend Sadie read 3 more chapter books. How many chapter books did Sadie read in all?

8 chapter books

400

Amy has 9 frogs. She sold 7 of her frogs. How many frogs does Amy have left?

2 frogs

500

18-9

9

500

Wesley made 15 waffles. His friend Penny gave him 8 more waffles. How many waffles does Wesley have now?

23 waffles

500

Zoey has 4 brothers. Each one of her brothers gave her 2 cookies. How many cookies does Zoey have in total?

8 cookies

500

 Baby Betty has 6 teeth. How many more teeth does she need to reach 20 teeth?

14 teeth