Expression Word Problems

Legend has 5 pencils on his desk, and he got 3 more pencils from Makayla. Which expression shows how many pencils Legend now has all together?

• 3

• 5+3=8

• 5-3=2

• 7

Carson baked 6 pies. Liam baked pies too. They had 15 pies all together. How many pies did Liam bake?

• 6+9=15

• 6+10=15

• 9+2=11

• 15

Kyle saw 7 frogs in the pond. Brayden saw 7 more frogs jump in. Which expression shows how many frogs they both saw?

• 7 +9 =14

• 7

• 7 +7 =14

• 8

Theia has 14 balloons and Jemimah has 5 balloons. Which expression shows how many more balloons Theia has than Jemimah?

• 14 - 5 = 9

• 14 - 11 = 9

• 14

• 19

Aisha's dog had 6 puppies. She gave 4 to Owen. She kept the rest. How many puppies did Aisha keep?

• 2

• 8

• 10

• 12

Kira's 3 cats were sitting in the sun. 2 more cats joined them. How many cats are sitting in the sun now?

• 0 cats

• 2 cats

• 5 cats

• cats

Gionni counted 77 birds on the pond. 53 were ducks and the rest were geese. Then the geese flew away in 4 equal flocks. How many geese were in each flock?

• 4

• 6

• 53

• 77

Tom had 114 baseball cards. He kept 10 and shared the rest evenly among his 8 friends. How many baseball cards did each friend get?

• 15

• 13

• 18

• 12

Peggy’s parents spent $73 at the shoe store. Peggy’s shoes and her sister’s shoes each cost $24. The rest of the money was spent on her brother’s shoes. How much did her brother’s shoes cost?

• $25

• $48

• $49

Erin wants to buy a dictionary that costs $12, a dinosaur book that costs $16, and a children's cookbook that costs $11. She has saved $29 from her allowance. How much more money does Erin need to buy all three books?

• $68 total

• $10 more

• $39 more

• $39 total