Story Problems

1

100

Anna has 13 stamps. She gives some to her friend. Now she has only 4 stamps. How many stamps did she give to her friend?

9 stamps

200

Molly has 8 pencils. Kevin has pencils too. If Molly gets 4 more pencils, she will have as many as Kevin. How many pencils does Kevin have?

12 pencils

300

Mrs. Taylor has 18 pens. 8 pens are black. The rest are blue. How many blue pens does Mrs. Taylor have?

10 blue pens

400

Rodney had 13 games. His brother borrowed 5 of his games. How many games did his brother borrow?

8 games

500

There are 6 dogs, some cats, and a bunny at the vet. There are 12 animals at the vet. How many cats are at the vet?

5 cats

2

100

There are 6 kittens in a room. 5 more kittens walked into the room. How many kittens are in the room now?

11 kittens

200

Chet and Bonnie see dolphins in the ocean. Chet sees 7 dolphins. Bonnie sees 8 dolphins. How many dolphins did they see?

15 dolphins

300

Jane ate 2 apples and some grapes for lunch. Altogether she had 9 pieces of fruit. How many grapes did she eat?

7 grapes

400

Jamie has 15 grapes. 8 of the grapes are green. The rest are purple. How many grapes are purple?

7 grapes

500

There are 8 boots and some sneakers in a closet. There are a total of 13 shoes in the closet. How many sneakers are there in the closet?

5 sneakers

3

100

There are 8 brown cows and 7 black cows in a barn. How many cows are there in all?

15 cows

200

10 + 10 

20

300

There are 11 markers. 6 have no caps. How many markers have the caps on?

5 markers

400

Dalton has 9 books. Sally has books too. If Sally gets 2 more books she will have as many as Dalton. How many books does Sally have?

7 books

500

Jack has a dozen bottles of water. He drank 2 of them. How many bottles of water does he have left?

10 bottles of water

4

100

There are 12 plates on the table. 7 of them are blue. The rest are yellow. How many plates are yellow?

5 yellow plates

200

Martha had 9 crayons. 4 crayons broke. How many crayons are not broken?

5 crayons

300

There are 9 cats. 4 cats are brown. The rest are yellow. How many cats are yellow?

5 yellow cats

400

Edna has 7 puppies. 2 puppies are asleep. How many puppies are awake?

5 puppies

500

Fernando drew a picture each day for a week. The next day he drew 3 pictures. How many pictures did Fernando draw altogether?

10 pictures

5

100

Kara eats 7 grapes. Victor eats grapes too. If Kara eats 9 more grapes, she will eat as many grapes as Victor. How many grapes does Victor eat?

16 grapes

200

Bobby has 12 erasers. Jackie gave him 5 more erasers. How many erasers does Bobby have now?

17 erasers

300

There are 8 chairs in the room. 4 chairs are up. How many chairs are down?

4 chairs

400

There are 3 cows, some horses, and a goat in the barn. Altogether there are 10 animals in the barn. How many horses are in the barn?

6 horses

500

Allie eats a banana every day for a week. The next day she eats 2 more bananas. How many bananas did she eat in all?

9 bananas