Match Number Sentences to Word Problems

The boy has 4 bats. The girl has 9 bats. How many bats do they have in all? 

• 13
• 6
• 12
• 14

The boy has 4 bats. The girl has 7 bats. How many bats do they have in all? Which number sentence matches this story. 

• 7 - 4 = 3 
• 7 - 4 = 11
• 7 + 4 = 11
• 11 + 4 = 7 

Ms. K gave the students 10 pieces of candy to eat. The students wanted to bring some home. When they got home they had 6 pieces of candy. How many did they eat at school? Choose the correct number sentence that could match the story. 

• 6 + ? = 10 
• ? - 6 = 10 
• ? - 4 = 10 

Ms. K gave the students 10 pieces of candy to eat. The students wanted to bring some home. When they got home they had 6 pieces of candy. How many did they eat at school? 

• 10 
• 3
• 16
• 4

Billy and Tom had 14 toy cards to share. Tom took  6 cars. Billy took the rest of the cars. How many cars did Billy have? Which of the following number sentences could match the story. 

• 6 - ? = 14 
• 14 - 6 = ? 
• 6 + 14 = ? 

Joe had some pokemon cards that he is giving his friends. John has 2 cards and Joe gives him some more, now he has 5. Bill had 6 cards and Joe gives him some more, now he has 9. How many pokemon cards is Joe giving his friends?

• 3
• 2
• 12
• 4

Which story matches the number sentence, 3 - ? = 1 

• Kim has 3 apples and she gives some to her friend. Now Kim only has 1 apple left. How many apples did she give her friend?
• Kim has 2 apples and her friend has 3 apples. How many apples do they have in all? 
• Kim has 3 apples and her friend gives her 1 apple. How many apples does Kim have now?

Team A has 13 points and Team B has 5 points. How many points does Team B need to tie with Team A? Which number sentence matches the story. 

• 5 + 13 = 18 
• 5 - 13 = 8 
• 13 - 5 = 8