Word Problems

Sophia reads 52 pages each night. Ethan reads 47 pages each night. Which equation can be used to show how many more pages Sophia reads than Ethan?

Answer explanation

52-47=5

Lily plays basketball for 26 minutes. Daniel plays for 33 minutes. Which equation shows how to find the total number of minutes they play?

Answer explanation

26+33=59

There are 28 cookies on a tray. There are more peanut butter cookies than sugar cookies on the tray. What additional information is needed in order to find how many more peanut butter cookies there are than sugar cookies?

• who baked the cookies
• what the tray looks like
• who is eating the cookies
• the number of sugar cookies

Tags

CCSS.3.MD.B.3

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jeffery has 15 markers and 7 crayons. How many more markers than crayons does Jeffery have?

• 6

• 8

• 22

• 9

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There were 25 tennis racquets and 36 hockey sticks. How many more hockey sticks are there than tennis racquets?

• There are 10 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

• There are 11 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

• There are 12 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

• There are 13 more hockey sticks than tennis rackets.

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There are 67 girls and 54 boys in second grade. Third grade has 59 girls and 50 boys. How many more girls are there in second and third grade than boys?

• 12

• 21

• 22

• 8

Kim has 56 cows and 17 horses on her farm. How many more cows than horses are there?

• 40

• 39

• 67

• 43

Emma collects 39 marbles. Lucas collects 28 marbles. How many marbles do Emma and Lucas collect altogether?

Answer explanation

39+28=67

Benjamin sees 15 pigeons in the park. He also sees 9 sparrows and 4 crows. How many birds does Benjamin see in all?

Answer explanation

15+9=24

24+4=28

A grocery store sells 75 apples on Monday and 58 apples on Tuesday. How many more apples does the store sell on Monday than Tuesday? Write an equation to show the problem and solve.

Answer explanation

75-58=17