Addition and Subtraction of Whole Numbers Word Problems

A florist had 37 roses. If she sold 16 of them and then later picked 19 more, how many roses would she have?

• Subtract 19 from 37 and add 16

• Subtract 16 from 37 and add 19

• Subtract 16 from 19 and add 37

• Add 37 and 16 and subtract 19

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Altogether is a key word that is used in _________ word problems.

• Addition

• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Plus is a keyword that tells you to...

• Subtract

• Add

A worksheet had 7 problems on it. If a teacher had 17 worksheets to grade and had already graded 8 of them, how many more problems does she have to grade?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A fish is swimming 7 feet below the water's surface. A turtle is swimming 2 feet below the water's surface. What is the difference in feet where the fish and the turtle is?

Don't forget your units!

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

Nik brought a bag of candy to school. He started with 50 pieces, but gave out 15 pieces to EACH of his TWO friends. His nice math teacher gave Nik 3 pieces of candy. How much does he have now?

• 37 pieces

• 10 pieces

• 0 pieces

• 23 pieces

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Angelo has $5.50 for lunch. He guys a cookie for $1.05 and a drink for 1.45. How much money does Angelo have left?

• $2.50

• $3.00

• $1.25

• $4.00

Tags

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

Aryon has $20. He buys 2 Cokes that each cost $1.50. He also buys a sandwich for $5.50 and a bag of chips that costs $2.25. After Aryon pays for his lunch, how much money does he have left?

• $10

• $10.75

• $9.25

• $0

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

A hamburger from McDonald's costs $1.79 and a drink costs $1.19.  What is the total cost for a drink and a hamburger from McDonald's?

• Addition

• Subtraction

• Multiplication

• Division

Tags

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7