Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

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What is addition?

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Addition is the process of finding the total or sum by combining two or more numbers.

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What is subtraction?

Back

Subtraction is the process of taking one number away from another to find the difference.

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How do you solve a word problem?

Back

Read the problem carefully, identify the numbers and operations needed, and write an equation to find the answer.

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What does 'how many are left' mean in a word problem?

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It usually indicates a subtraction problem where you take away a certain number from a total.

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What does 'how many in total' mean in a word problem?

Back

It usually indicates an addition problem where you combine two or more amounts.

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If a store has 150 baseballs and sells 69, how many are left?

Back

81 baseballs.

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If there are 112 ducks and 78 fly away, how many are still there?

Back

34 ducks.

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If 82 people are on a train and 28 get off, how many are left?

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55 people.

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If a restaurant served 41 hamburgers yesterday and expects to serve 8 today, how many will they serve in total?

Back

49 hamburgers.

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If Nate had 300 cookies, dropped 145, and got 123 more, how many does he have now?

Back

278 cookies.