Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

John has 5 apples. He gives 2 apples to his friend. How many apples does John have now?

• 1

• 4

• 0

• 3

Sara has 8 pencils. She loses 3 pencils. How many pencils does Sara have now?

• 10

• 2

• 5

• 0

There are 12 birds on a tree. 5 birds fly away. How many birds are left on the tree?

• 7

• 10

• 17

• 0

Tom has 15 marbles. He buys 7 more marbles. How many marbles does Tom have now?

• 12

• 8

• 20

• 22

Lisa has 10 stickers. She gives 3 stickers to her sister. How many stickers does Lisa have now?

• 6

• 10

• 5

• 7

There are 20 students in a class. 8 students are absent. How many students are present in the class?

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 18

Mike has 18 baseball cards. He sells 5 baseball cards. How many baseball cards does Mike have now?

• 13

• 15

• 10

• 20

Amy has 7 cookies. She eats 4 cookies. How many cookies does Amy have now?

• 7

• 3

• 10

• 0

There are 25 balloons at a party. 12 balloons pop. How many balloons are left at the party?

• 12

• 13

• 25

• 0

David has 9 toy cars. He gives 6 toy cars to his brother. How many toy cars does David have now?

• 0

• 3

• 12

• 15