Word Problems

I have 12 red bows and 6 green bows. How many bows do I have in all?

• 6
• 8
• 18
• 17

I had some books and my mom gave me 7 more. Now I have 16 books. How many did I have to start with?

• 23
• 9
• 13
• 14

Bob wants to get 20 stickers. He has 14 stickers. How many more does he need?

• 6
• 16
• 34
• 20

I had 14 cookies. I gave Joe 5 cookies. How many do I have left?

• 19
• 5
• 8
• 9

My sister has 4 fish, 3 cats and a dog. How many pets does she have in all?

• 7
• 8
• 6
• 4

Mom says I have to read for 15 minutes. I have already read for 8 minutes. How many more minutes do I need to read?

• 23
• 7
• 8
• 14

There were some shells in my bucket. I found 5 more shells and now I have 13 shells. How many were in my bucket to start with?

• 5
• 18
• 6
• 8

Mary has 7 yellow flowers, 3 white flowers, and 6 pink flowers. How many flowers does she have in all?

• 16
• 10
• 13
• 9

Pam had 12 crayons and she broke some of them. Now she only has 5 crayons. How many did she break?

• 17
• 11
• 15
• 7

Some birds were in a nest eating worms. They ate nine worms and have six left. How many worms did they have to start with?

• fourteen
• three
• fifteen
• thirteen