Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Table

Jacob had a jar with 235 marbles. He gave 110 to his friend Danielle. How many marbles remain? What are the key words? Pick more than one. What operation does it help you solve?

• How many

• gave

• remain

• addition

• subtraction

Colin has 54 pennies and 28 nickels. How many coins does Colin have? What is the key word? What operation does it help you solve?

• how many

• and

• coins

• addition

• subtraction

Nita has 14 grapes. She eats 6 grapes. How many grapes are left? What is the key word? What operation it will help you solve?

• how many

• eats

• grapes

• addition

• subtraction

Pete found 2 buttons.

He found 2 more buttons.

How many buttons did he find in all?

What should we use?

• +

• _

Andrew finds 37 acorns in his front yard. He finds 29 acorns in his backyard. How many acorns does Andrew find in all?

What operation do we need to solve?

• Multiplication

• Division

• addition

• subtraction

There are 33 papers on a table. Ms. Smith puts 25 more papers on the table. How many papers are on the table now?

What operation do I need to solve?

• multiplication

• addition

• division

• subtraction

Lily has 14 grapes. She eats 6 grapes. How many grapes are left?

What operation do you need to solve?

• Multiplication

• subtraction

• division

• addition

21 frogs are at the pet shop. Ms. Kimball buys 4. How many frogs are left in the pond?

What operation do you need t solve?

• multiplication

• division

• subtraction

• addition

What operation can be described by putting two groups into one? 

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide

Read the story problem and then decide which operation you need to use to solve the problem. 
Abe has to write a story 500 words long. He has already written 231 words. How many more words does Abe need to write? 

• add

• subtract

• multiply

• divide