Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Ronnie needs 101 cupcakes for a birthday party. He already has 21 chocolate cupcakes and 33 vanilla cupcakes. How many more cupcakes should Ronnie buy?

• 80
• 113
• 47
• 68

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Belle bought 5 packs of white T-shirts and 3 packs of blue T-shirts for her basketball team. The white T-shirts come in packs of 2, and the blue T-shirts come in packs of 6. How many T-shirts did Belle buy in all?

• 28
• 16
• 18
• 10

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CCSS.3.OA.A.1

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

CCSS.3.OA.C.7

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Decrease is a keyword that is used with ________ problems.

• Addition
• Subtraction

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Together tells you to....

• Add
• Subtract

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

Dad caught a total of 78 fish; but 19 were too small to keep. How many fish were left after the trip?

• 95

• 59

• 55

• None of the above

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Lucy had 82 pieces of candy from the candy store. Her mother ate 17 pieces of the candy. How much was left over?

• 65

• 60

• 12

• 82

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Varsha had some pencils. she gave 6 of them to AJ. Now Varsha has 11 pencils. How many pencils did Varsha have at first?

• 99
• 5
• 17
• 11

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Anu has 16 blocks. 9 are red and the rest are blue. How many blocks are blue?

• 7
• 6
• 5
• 4

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Allison had 84 hushpuppies for the puppy. But 12 dropped out of the bag during the ride home. How many hush puppies were left?

• 72

• 27

• 96

• 73

Tags

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Paul has 25 posters.  He bought 15 more.  How many does he have now?

• 10 posters
• 30 posters
• 15 posters
• 40 posters

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2