Primary 1 Problem Sums

John collected 56 marbles. Tom gave him 24 more marbles. How many marble did he have after that?

• 56+24

• 56-24

John sold 64 buns. He sold 19 buns less than Tom. How many buns did Tom sell?

• 64+19

• 64-19

John baked some muffins. He sold 85 muffins and had 15 muffins left. How many muffins did he bake?

• 85 + 15

• 01

• 85 - 15

Mrs Ang sold 67 apples and 35 oranges at the market.

How many fewer oranges than apples did she sell?

• 67 + 35

• 67 - 35

William counted 80 coins in his piggy bank. He gave some coins to his sister and had 64 coins left.

How many coins did he give to his sister?

• 80 + 64

• 80 - 64

There are 90 boys and girls in the school hall. If there are 54 girls, how many boys are there?

• 90 + 54

• 90 - 54

Mr Lim sold 68 white candles and 24 more blue candles than white candles.

How many blue candles did he sell?

• 68 + 24

• 68 - 24

There were 58 penguins and 28 birds at the bird park.

How many more penguins than birds were there?

• 58 + 28

• 58 - 28

Jane bought a tin of biscuits. She gave 45 biscuits to her friends and shared the rest 15 biscuits with her sister.

How many biscuits were in the tin at first?

• 45 + 15

• 45 - 15

• 60

• 30

Mr Ong sold 54 copies of books and 16 fewer copies newspaper.

How many copies of newspaper did he sell?

• 54 + 16

• 54 - 16