Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Front

What is addition?

Back

Addition is the process of finding the total or sum by combining two or more numbers.

Front

What is subtraction?

Back

Subtraction is the process of taking one number away from another.

Front

How do you find out how many more one number is than another?

Back

You subtract the smaller number from the larger number.

Front

If Jett has 25 comic books and Ethan has 19 comic books, how many more does Jett have?

Back

6

Front

If Sam has 31 cupcakes and gives away 7, how many does he have left?

Back

24

Front

How do you find the total of two numbers?

Back

You add the two numbers together.

Front

If Tate has 44 pieces of bubble gum and Corey has 28, how many pieces do they have altogether?

Back

72

Front

If Kate had 9 dolls and her mom gave her 14 more, how many dolls does she have now?

Back

23

Front

What does it mean to have 'left' in a word problem?

Back

It refers to the amount remaining after something has been taken away.

Front

If Maggie practiced for 100 minutes and Julia for 85 minutes, how much longer did Maggie practice?

Back

15 minutes