Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

By: Mrs. Harvey

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Key words that tell us we are ADDING

​Key words that tell us we are SUBTRACTING

Multiple Choice

• Addition 

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

• Addition

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

• Addition 

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

• Addition

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

• Addition 

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

Read the word problem. Is it ADDITION or SUBTRACTION?

On Wednesday, 37 students picked red ornaments. On Thursday, 28 students picked blue ornaments. How many ornaments did the students pick altogether?

• Addition

• Subtraction

Multiple Choice

Read the word problem. Is it ADDITION or SUBTRACTION?

Kailyn has 743 candles to light her house. She only had to use 319 candles so far. How many candles does she have left?

• Addition

• Subtraction

​Lets Work It Out!

Multiple Choice

 The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 772

• 803

• 727

• 567

Multiple Choice

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

• 14 cm

• 21 cm

• 32 cm

• 9cm

Fill in the Blank

Nate had 300 cookies for class. He dropped 145 on his way to school. His mom brought him 123 more cookies. How many cookies does he have now?

Multiple Choice

Maleah ran 10 miles on Monday, 10 miles on Tuesday and 10 miles on Wednesday. She took a break on Thursday and then ran 10 miles on Friday. How many miles did Maleah run this week combined?

• 30

• 80

• 40

• 65

Open Ended

$$345-267=$$  

What are the steps for solving this problem?