Problem Solving

Danny has 14 marbles in all. 7 are red and the rest are blue. How many marbles are blue?

• 7
• 8
• 21
• 14

Sharon found 9 butterflies and Kimmy found 4. How many butterflies did they find in all?

• 12
• 13
• 5
• 20

Which story problem matches the picture?

• Adam ate 6 cookies in the morning and 2 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did he eat in all?
• Bob has 4 blue buttons and 6 white buttons. How many buttons does he have in all?
• Tyler had 6 cards and he gave away 5 to his brother. How many cards does Tyler have left?
• Sam had 6 jellybeans and he gave 2 to his sister. How many jellybeans did Sam have left?

Some squirrels were playing in the park, 3 left and then there were 10 squirrels playing in the park.  How many were there before the three squirrels left?

• 12
• 8
• 7
• 13

Annika saves 10 dimes.
Leroy saves 7 dimes. 
How many more dimes does Annika save than Leroy?

• 4
• 17
• 3
• 8

Bob has 18 pieces of gum. 
He gives 5 pieces away.
How many pieces of gum does Bob have now?

• 20
• 3
• 13
• 7

At the toy store, there are 16 teddy bears. They are placed equally on 4 shelves. How many bears are on each shelf? 

• 12 bears
• 4 bears
• 8 bears
• 2 bears 

Amy brought 20 erasers to school. She gave 3 friends four erasers. How many erasers are left? 

• 10 erasers
• 13 erasers
• 16 erasers
• 8 erasers

There are 6 rows of chairs and 8 chairs in each row? How many chairs total? 

• 14 chairs
• 48 chairs
• 42 chairs
• 50 chairs