Add Subtract Word Problems

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?

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

• none of the above

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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?

• none of these

• multiplication

• addition

• subtraction

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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?

• subtraction

• multiplication

• addition

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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?

• none of these

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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?

• none of these

• subtraction

• multiplication

• addition

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

CCSS.2.OA.B.2

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?

• none of these

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.A.4

CCSS.2.MD.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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?

• multiplication

• addition

• subtraction

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.B.3

CCSS.1.OA.C.5

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

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?

• subtraction

• addition

• none of these

• multiplication

Tags

CCSS.2.MD.A.4

CCSS.2.MD.B.5

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

CCSS.2.OA.A.1

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?

• subtraction

• none of these

• multiplication

• addition

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.C.4

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.A.2

CCSS.1.OA.B.3

CCSS.1.OA.C.6

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?

• none of these

• subtraction

• addition

• multiplication

Tags

CCSS.1.OA.A.1

CCSS.1.OA.A.2

CCSS.1.OA.C.6