Word Problems 1

Janet has 54 rocks in her garden. She removes 17 rocks.

How many does she have now?

There are 57 children in Mr Gabe's class. 28 are in second grade. The rest are in third grade. How many students are in third grade?

There are 74 bananas in the lunchroom. 59 bananas are eaten. How many are left?

There are 42 picture frames. 37 are shaped like rectangles.

The rest are shaped like circles.

How many are shaped like circles?

Linette collects 24 rocks. She paints 16 of them. How many of them are not painted. Use the number line to show me where you start and stop. Tell me how many are not painted.

Hugo plays with 22 puppets. He gives some to Mary. Now he has 14 puppets. How many did he give to Mary? Use the number line to show me where you start and stop. Tell me how many are not painted.

Evan makes berry smoothies with 26 strawberries, 14 blueberries and 16 raspberries. How many berries does Evan use?

Amelia plays with 26 green marbles, 14 red marbles and 16 purple marbles.

How many marbles is Amelia playing with?

At a farm stand there are 33 carrots, 32 cucumbers and 27 tomatoes.

How many items are at the farm stand?

In a library there are 36 science books, 29 sports books and 14 poetry books.

How many are in the library?