Adding and Subtracting Equation Word Problems

Hint on the Picture.

Sammy has 10 apples his buys 5 more apples on the store. How many apples does Sammy has now? by using the hint on the picture which equation matches of Sammy total apples.

• 10-5=5

• 20-5=10

• 10+5=15

• 10+10=20

If there are 12 bags of Skittles and you buy 9 more, how many bags are there now?

• 21

• 33

• 12

• 11

Kayla has 3/9 of a pizza and Lille gave her 2/9 of a pizza. How much pizza does Kayla have now?

• 5

• 5/9

• 1/9

• 6/9

Tiffany bought 2/5 kg of cherries.  Linda bought 1/10kg of cherries.  How many kg of cherries did they buy altogether?  

• 1/5 kg

• 3/10 kg

• 5/15 kg

• 1/2 kg

Findlay walks 7/8 of a mile to school.  Joseph walks 1/2 of a mile to school.  How much farther does Findlay walk than Joseph?

• 8/10

• 1 3/8

• 6/5

• 3/8

Jaden swims a race in 29 3/10 seconds.  Ms. Montelin swims the race in 33 9/10 seconds.  How much faster was Jaden than Ms. Montelin?  

• 3/5

• 5 1/5

• 4 3/5

• 1 1/5

Adam has a board that is 12 ft. If he cuts of 5 3/4 ft, how much of the board is left?

• ⁷¹/₄ ft

• 7³/₄ ft

• 6¹/₄ ft

• 6³/₄ ft

Ryan practiced piano for 3/10 of an hour and soccer for 1/2 an hour. In simplest form, how long did he practice altogether?

• A. 8/10 Hr

• B. 1/5 Hr

• C. 4/5 Hr

• D. 1/3 Hr

Sara bought 2 3/4 pounds of chocolate. Daniel ate 3/6. Which equation will help you find how much chocolate Sara has left?

• 2 3/4 + 3/6

• 3/6 + 2 3/4

• 2 3/4 - 3/6

• 3/6 - 2 3/4

10,000-5,555

• 5,055

• 4,445

• 3,555

• 6,445