Subtraction or Addition

Emma has 45 pencils. Eight pencils are sharpened. How many pencils are not sharpened?

• Addition +

• Subtraction -

Mrs. Watts had 17 tacos. The children ate some. Nine tacos were left. How many tacos did the children eat?

• Addition +

• Subtraction -

Emma has 16 markers. She gave Jack some. Seven markers are left. How many markers did Emma give Jack?

• Addition +

• Subtraction -

Rachel had 47 lemons for her lemonade stand. Her mother went to the store and bought 70 more lemons. How many lemons does Rachel have altogether?

• 47

• 70

• 127

• 117

Mary picked 12 strawberries and her mother picked 32. They met at the cashiers and put their strawberries altogether. How many strawberries does Mary and her mother have?

• 44

• 40

• 34

• 45

Dad caught a total of 78 fish; but 19 were too small to keep. How many fish were left after the trip?

• 95

• 59

• 55

• None of the above

Vanessa baked 23 cookies for the party and Sally baked 94 small fudge bars. How much desert does the girls have together?

• 101

• 118

• 177

• 117

Lucy had 82 pieces of candy from the candy store. Her mother ate 17 pieces of the candy. How much was left over?

• 65

• 60

• 12

• 82

On both soccer teams there was 40 girls.During the game, 14 were taken out of the game. How many girls were still playing soccer?

• 54

• 14

• 45

• 26

There were 32 friends skating at the ice rink for the birthday party and then 12 decided to leave early. How many friends were left at the skating rink?

• 44

• 20

• 12

• 41