Basic Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

8 balls plus 4 balls minus 1 ball =

• 10 balls

• 9 balls

• 11 balls

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Logan found 7 seashells at the beach. He found 2 more by the sidewalk. He lost 3 on his way home. How many were left?

• 6 shells were left

• 10 shells were left

• 2 shells were left

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CCSS.2.OA.C.3

Samere rode his bike 2 miles. He rode 5 miles more. How many miles did he ride his bike?

• 4 miles

• 5 miles

• 7 miles

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Curtis took 3 slices of pizza, but only ate 2. Kasey ate 3 slices of pizza. How many slices of pizza did they eat total?

• 6 slices

• 9 slices

• 5 slices

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Mya listened to her radio for 10 minutes. She turned it off for 5 minutes and then turned it back on for another 15 minutes. How many minutes did she have the radio on?

• 15 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 20 minutes

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

Jett has 25 comic books and Ethan has 19 comic books. How many more does Jett have?

• 1

• 14

• 44

• 6

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Sam has 31 cupcakes. He gave 7 cupcakes to his friend. How many cupcakes does he have left?

• 24

• 36

• 26

• 38

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Tate has 44 pieces of bubble gum. Corey has 28 pieces of bubble gum. How many pieces do they have altogether?

• 15

• 16

• 72

• 25

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Kate had 9 dolls. Her mom gave her 14 more for her birthday. How many dolls does Kate have now?

• 15

• 5

• 23

• 6

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Maggie went to dance practice for 100 minutes. Julia went to dance practice for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 185 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 85 minutes

• 15 minutes

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8