Addition/ Subtraction Stories
Add/ Subtract to 1,000
Missing Numbers
Area/Perimeter
Patterns
100
DaNiyah reads 117 pages of her book on Monday. On Tuesday, she read 98 pages. How many pages has DaNiyah read so far? 

215 pages

100

102 + 363 =

465

100

What value of a makes this equation true? 

a + 7= 21

a= 14

100

Caitlin has a rectangle pool that needs a fence around it. The long sides are 12 ft. long and the short sides are 3 ft. long. What is the perimeter of her pool so she knows how much fence to buy? 

Perimeter = 30 ft.
100

Sam has written this pattern on his whiteboard. 

10 13 16 19 22 

What is the rule for his pattern? 

Add 3 

200

Itzel's hot chocolate stand sold 129 cups of hot chocolate and 378 candy canes. How many items did she sell all together? 

507 items

200

413 + 128= 

541

200

What value of m makes this equation true? 

m -25= 25

m= 50

200

Perla is putting tile in her kitchen. Her kitchen is a square. Every side is 4 ft. long. What is the area of her kitchen?

Area = 16 ft. 

200

Sianya has written a pattern. 

12 20 28 36 44 

What is the rule for her pattern? 

Add 8

300

Easton's ice cream stand sells 1,201 vanilla ice cream cones and 927 strawberry ice cream cones. How many ice cream cones are sold altogether?

2,128 ice cream cones

300

520- 135= 

385

300

What value of z makes this equation true? 

28 + z = 74

z= 46

300

Josue is trying to put lights up around his roof. His roof is a triangle. Every side is 6 yards long. What is the perimeter of his roof? 

Perimeter= 18 yards

300

Kenny and Aliyah like to play a game. Kenny says a number and Aliyah uses the same rule each time to create her number. Some of their numbers are below. 

Kenny                Aliyah

2                          5

4                          7

6                          9

What is Aliyah's rule? 

Add 3 

400

Battal has 589 t-shirts to sell. He sells 346 shirts. How many does he have left to sell? 

243 shirts

400

872- 167

705

400
What value of a makes this equation true? 


32 - a = 16

a= 16 

400

The fence around Rollingwood is 1,382 feet long. 452 feet needs to be replaced. How many feet do not need to be replaced? 

930 feet 

400

Myla has a pattern. 

18 14 10 6 2 

What is the rule of her pattern? 

Subtract 4 

500

Mount Bollinger is 2,164 feet tall. Rodgers Mountain is 4, 207 feet tall. How much taller is Rodgers Mountain than Mount Bollinger? 

2,043 feet 

500

900 - 650

250

500

What value of x makes this equation true? 

x + 52 = 100 

x = 48

500

A rectangle has 4 sides. Two sides are 10 ft long. The other two sides are 4 ft long. Does this rectangle have the same are and perimeter? 

No 

Area= 40 ft. 

Perimeter = 28 ft.

500

Kimer has a pattern. 

28 23 18 13 8

What is his rule? 

Subtract 5