Word Problems (multiply, add, or subtract)

Mike picked 29 tomatoes from his garden. He gave 7 tomatoes to his neighbors. How many tomatoes does Mike have left?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

John has 11 pennies in his hand and he's got 13 pennies in his pockets. How many pennies does John have in all?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

Finn and Jayla are bird-watching. They count 12 crows and 7 hummingbirds. How many birds did they see altogether?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

Louise's classroom has 4 rows of 6 chairs. How many chairs are in Louise's classroom?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

Jason bought 3 boxes of pizza. Each box has 8 slices of pizza. How many slices of pizza are there?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

Mina brought 48 cupcakes for a bakesale. She sold 15 this morning. How many cupcakes remain?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

Greg has 5 bags of marbles. If each bag contains 12 marbles, how many marbles are there in all?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

Natalie is reading a book that has 430 pages. If she reads 37 pages, how many more pages does she have to finish the book?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

Hilary and TJ are reading the same book. Hilary reads 72 pages. TJ reads 12 pages less than Hilary. How many pages did TJ read?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)

A restaurant has 11 tables. The tables have 6 chairs each. How many chairs are in the restaurant?

What operation will get you to the correct answer?

• addition (+)

• subtraction (-)

• multiplication (x)