Addition/Subtraction Word Problems

There were 570 seashells on the seashore, and 278 of the seashells washed away. How many seashells were still on the shore?

How do we know you need to subtract?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There were 570 seashells on the seashore, 278 of the seashells washed away. How many seashells were still on the shore?

• 848

• 748

• 292

• 300

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Keith picked 100 limes and Sara picked 126 limes from the lime tree. How many more limes did Sara pick than Keith?

What keyword do you see that tell us we need to subtract?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

Keith picked 100 limes and Sara picked 126 limes from the lime tree. How many more limes did Sara pick than Keith?

• 26

• 226

• 126

• 20

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

There were 230 birds in the field. Later that day there were only 98 birds in the field. How many birds flew away?

• 128

• 175

• 328

• 132

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

On Friday, there were 623 people at a concert. On Saturday, there were 812 people at a concert. How many more people were at the concert on Saturday than Friday?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There were 653 flowers in the field, and I picked 187 of the flowers. How many flowers were left in the field?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

I had 573 crayons, and 187 of the crayons were red. How many crayons were not red?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There were 564 butterflies in the garden. 286 of the butterflies flew away. How many butterflies were still in the garden?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Sam's high school played 750 football games this year. He went to 32 games. How many football games did Sam not go to?

(a)  

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8