Choose the correct operation in word problems

Cody has 3 pencils. James has 2 pencils. How many pencils do they have in all?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Karissa has 24 cupcakes. There will 12 people at her party. Each person will get the same number of cupcakes. How many cupcakes will each person get?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Elyse and Payton were filling goodie bags. They had 36 pieces of candy. There were 12 goodie bags. They want to share the candy equally. How many pieces of candy go into each bag?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

C.J. has 3 packs of cookies. Each pack holds 2 cookies. How many cookies are there in all?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.4

Sergio owns 6 video games. Trevor owns twice that many. How many does Trevor own?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

Olivia had 10 pencils. She gave 5 to Karissa. How many does she have left?

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There were 8 apples on the tree. Four fell off. How many were left?

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Mrs. B had 40 Jolly Ranchers. At the end of the day she had 20. How many did she give away?

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

James had 10 dollars. Each candy bar costs 2 dollars. How many candy bars can he buy?

• division

• addition

• multiplication

• subtraction

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

There were 2 bears at the zoo. The zoo brought in 6 more. How many bears were there in all?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1