Adding Story Problems
Subtraction Story Problems
Comparing Story Problems
Missing Addends
100

There are 3 students in the museum.
Then 6 more students go into the museum. 

How many students are in the museum now?

3+6=9

100

A box has 8 frozen ice pops.
Noah and his friend eat 2 of them.
How many frozen ice pops are in the box now?

8-2=6

100

How many more blue cubes are there than red?

5 more

100

Elena has 4 shells.

Her aunt gives her some more shells.

Now, Elena has 7 shells.

How many shells does Elena’s aunt give her? 

3


4+3=7

200

A class has 3 orange fish and 5 blue fish. How many fish does the class have in all?

3+5=8

200

There were 6 friends playing football. Then 2 of them left to play basketball. How many friends are playing football now?

6-2=4

200

There are 5 red balls in a bag.
There are 3 yellow balls in the bag.
How many fewer yellow balls are in the bag than red balls?

2

200

6+__=10

4

300

Write an equation to match this picture.

3+7=10

300

There were 8 flowers in the garden. Jada picked 2 of them. How many flowers are in the garden now?

8-2=6

300

There are 6 books on the shelf.
There are 2 books on the table.
How many fewer books are on the table than on the shelf?

4

300

3

6+3=9

400

Mai had 2 fish in her tank. She adds 8 more. How many are in the tank now?

2+8=10
400

Lin has 7 crayons.
Lin puts 4 crayons in her school bag.

How many are left on her desk?

7-4=3

400

There are 6 books on the shelf.
There are 2 books on the table.

Write an equation to match this story.

2+4=6

6-2=4

400

Jada has 10 beads.
Some beads are orange.
Some beads are blue.

How many blue and orange beads could she have?

Teacher will determine

500

Jake had 4 pencils. He gets 4 more. How many does he have now?

4+4=8

500

Suzie has 9 cookies. She eats 3 of them. How many does she have left?

9-3=6

500

There are 5 goldfish in a tank.

There are 2 angelfish in the tank.

Write an equation to match this story.

5-2=3

2+3=5

500

Tammy had 2 books on her desk. Tommy puts some more on her desk. Now she has 6 books. How many did Tommy put on her desk?

2+4=6