Add Subtract Word Problems

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Jada and Jose were making cakes. Jada made ______ cakes and Jose made ______ cakes. How many cakes did they make? Which operation will you use to solve this?

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addition

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Maddie has _______ colored pencils. She gives ________ to her friend. How many colored pencils does she have now? Which operation will you use to solve this?

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subtraction

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There were ________ boxes of pencils at the beginning of the year. We used _________ boxes. How many boxes of pencils were left? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

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subtraction

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Mrs. Little needs _________ books for her reading clubs. If she already has _________ books, how many more does she still need? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

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subtraction

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KGES had _______ teachers last year. This year ________ more teachers joined our staff. How many are there now? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

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addition

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Jake is _______ inches tall. His brother is ________ inches tall. How many more inches tall is Jake than his brother? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

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subtraction

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Tony has _________ feet of rope. Amanda has _______ feet of rope. If they tie them together, about how many feet of rope will they have? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

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addition

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Ms. Darling's tree is ______ meters tall. Mrs. Hampton's tree is ______ meters tall. How much shorter is Mrs. Hampton's tree? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

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subtraction

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The red team had ______ players. The blue team had _______ players. How many players are there altogether? Which operation would you use to solve this problem?

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addition

Front

There were ______ frogs on the log. ______ more hopped on the log. How many frogs are there total? Which operation would you use to solve the problem?

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addition