Choosing the Correct Operation for Word Problems

Ivan painted 34 paintings. 17 paintings were sold in the gift shop. How many paintings does Ivan have left?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• Addition +

• Subtraction -

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Mrs. Michael baked 27 cookies for her class. Mrs. Wallace baked 28 cookies for her class. How many cookies Mrs. Michael and Mrs. Wallace bake?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• Addition +

• Subtraction -

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Mrs. Stephenson rode her bike for 48 minutes on Saturday and 62 minutes on Sunday. How many minutes did Mrs. Stephenson ride her bike this weekend?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• Addition +

• Subtraction -

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Mrs. Stolz had 249 books in her classroom. She gave 28 of the books to Mrs. Hagerty. How many books does Mrs. Stolz have now?

What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• Addition

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Which equation would help you solve this problem?

Ms. Markovich jumped rope 67 times. Ms. Johnson jumped rope 51 times. How many more times did Ms. Markovich jump rope than Ms. Johnson?

• 67 + 51 = ?

• 51 - 67 = ?

• 67 - 51 = ?

• ? + 67 = 51

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Which equation would help you solve this problem?

Dr. Barlow had 41 ties in his closet. He got 18 more for his birthday. How many ties does Dr. Barlow have now?

• 41 - 18 = ?

• 41 + 18 = ?

• 18 - 41 = ?

• ? + 41 = 18

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.C.3

There were 782 books in the library. Students checked out 230 books. How many books are left in the library?

• 782 - 230 = ?

• 782 + 230 = ?

• 782 + ? = 230

• 230 - 782 = ?

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2