Multiplication and Subtraction Word Problems

Sara has 5 bags of candies. Each bag contains 8 candies. She gave 3 bags to her friend. How many candies does Sara have now?

• 16

• 11

• 5

• 24

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

There are 4 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 6 pencils. If 2 boxes are taken away, how many pencils are left?

• 8

• 4

• 12

• 10

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A store has 7 shelves. Each shelf has 9 books. If 4 shelves are empty, how many books are there in total?

• 63

• 27

• 45

• 36

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

John has 6 toy cars. He gave 2 toy cars to his brother. How many toy cars does John have now?

• 2

• 8

• 10

• 4

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A farmer has 9 baskets of apples. Each basket contains 5 apples. If 3 baskets are sold, how many apples are left?

• 15

• 30

• 20

• 12

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

There are 8 jars of cookies. Each jar contains 7 cookies. If 2 jars are eaten, how many cookies are left?

• 42

• 14

• 12

• 10

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

Lisa has 10 balloons. She gave 4 balloons to her friend. How many balloons does Lisa have now?

• 14

• 10

• 6

• 4

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

A bakery has 6 trays of muffins. Each tray contains 3 muffins. If 2 trays are taken away, how many muffins are left?

• 10

• 8

• 12

• 4

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

There are 5 boxes of chocolates. Each box contains 4 chocolates. If 3 boxes are eaten, how many chocolates are left?

• 15

• 8

• 12

• 5

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CCSS.2.OA.C.4

Tom has 7 marbles. He gave 2 marbles to his sister. How many marbles does Tom have now?

• 9

• 3

• 2

• 5

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1