Story Problems!

Team 1

100

Lisa sees 18 birds and 12 butterflies in the sky. There are 8 black birds. The rest are red birds. How many birds are red?

10 red birds

100

Madison has 11 lemons in a bowl. Hannah has 5 more lemons than Madison. How many lemons does Hannah have?

16 lemons

100

There are 9 boys and 6 girls in the school play. Then, 3 more girls joined the play. How many people are in the school play in all?

18 people

Team 2

100

There are 18 pink flowers and 15 purple flowers in a field. Mary picks 7 pink flowers. How many pink flowers are left in the field?

9 pink flowers

100

Matt has 10 markers. Beth has 6 more markers than Matt. How many markers does Beth have?

16 markers

100

Rob sees 6 cows and 3 pigs on a farm. Then, he sees 2 chickens at another farm. How many animals did he see in all?

11 animals

Team 3

100

There are 19 cats and 14 dogs at the pet store. 7 dogs are adopted by families. How many dogs are left at the pet store?

7 dogs

100

Hailey has 12 apples. Rita has 5 fewer apples than Hailey. How many apples does Rita have?

7 apples

100

There are 3 chickens in a coop. Then, 6 more chickens join the coop. Later, 7 more chickens join. How many chickens are in the coop now?

16 chickens

Team 4

100

Luke sees 16 cows and 13 horses on a farm. There are 7 brown cows. The rest are white. How many cows are white?

9 white cows

100

Chris has 9 grapes. Evan has 8 more grapes than Chris. How many grapes does Chris have?

17 grapes

100

There are 7 frogs in a pond. 3 frogs jumped away. Then, 2 more frogs jumped away. How many frogs are left in the pond?

2 frogs