Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

Paige and her mom were picking carrots from their garden. Paige picked nineteen and her mother picked thirty-seven. If only nine of the carrots were good, how many bad carrots did they have? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 47

• 65

• 9

• 56

What number sentence can you use to find how many girls are there than boys in Frank’s gym class?

• 153 + 121 = ____

• 153 - 121 = ____

• ___ - 121 = 153

Lola has a collection of stamps. She already had 44 stamps. On her birthday, her dad gave her 13 more stamps. Her brother gave her 15 more and her aunt gave her 16 stamps. How many stamps has Lola collected now?

• 88 stamps

• 72 stamps

• 57 stamps

There were 318 passengers on a plane. The plane made a stop in San Antonio and 152 passengers more got on. Then the plane made another stop in Austin and 191 passengers got off. What strategy represents the number of passengers that are on the plane after it made a stop in Austin?

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Jose gave 15 candies to his brother Julio. Julio ate 7 candies. How many candies does Julio have left to eat?

• 12 candies

• 8 candies

• 22 candies

Denise and her family harvested fruit to sell at the food market. They harvested 79 watermelons, 45 cantaloupes, and 22 pineapples. How much fruit did they harvest?

• 146 fruits

• 124 fruits

• 67 fruits

Look at the number sentence. ___ + 152 = 364 Which problem could you use to solve the number sentence?

• Steven’s school had 529 students last year. There are 152 new students this year. How many students does Steven’s school have now?

• Steven’s school has 152 new students this year. The total number of students in Steven’s school this year is 529. How many students were in Tyler’s school last year?

• Steven’s school had 152 students last year. This year, there are 529 new students. How many students are in Steven’s school now?

Justin had 748 pieces of candy. He decided to give his friend 54 pieces. How many pieces of candy does Justin now have?

• 23

• 700

• 802

• 694

There were 641 roosters, 76 pigs, and 90 cows on a farm. How many more roosters are there than pigs and cows combined?

• 565

• 475

• 166

• 551