Adding/Subtracting Word Problems

Mrs. Smith had 12 donuts. She bought 25 more. How many does she have now?

• 37
• 63
• 13
• 47

Will had 8 baseballs. Then he got 5 more. How many baseballs does he have now?

• 13
• 3
• 12
• 15

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

There were 6 boys on the stairs. Then 7 more boys joined them. How many boys are there altogether?

• 13
• 12
• 14
• 1

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

The temperature was 50 degrees in the afternoon. It was 30 degrees in the evening. How much did the temperature change?

• 20 degrees
• 80 degrees
• 10 degrees
• 40 degrees

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Mary had 24 cookies. She made 31 more cookies. How many cookies does she have now?

• 55
• 53
• 35
• 13

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Coco the Clown was making balloon animals at a birthday party.  26 children wanted dog balloon animals and 17 wanted bears.  How many balloon animals did Coco the Clown make at the party?

• 21
• 43
• 45
• 33

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.6

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Bobby had 24 colored pencils. He lost 6 of them. How many colored pencils does Bobby have left? 

• 12 colored pencils 
• 30 colored pencils
• 18 colored pencils
• 22 colored pencils 

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

A desktop computer that Hunter likes costs $1,275. A laptop model of the same computer costs $1,648. How much more does the laptop cost?

• $473
• $433
• $373
• $333

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A total of 3,718 tickets were sold for a skating show. Of that total, 1,279 were adult tickets. The remaining tickets were child tickets. How many child tickets were sold?

• 2,439
• 2,561
• 3,439
• 4,997

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A stationary store had 5,300 greeting cards. If they sold 3,710 cards, how many cards are left?

• 2,410
• 9,010
• 1,690
• 1,590

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2