Word Problems

Owen picks up some pine cones. Hunter gives him 12 accorns. How he has 29 pine cones. How many pine cones did Owen have to start?

Aadi has 23 red beads. She 23 blue beads. How many beads does Aadi have?

Kaleena has 45 pennies. Olivia has 9 fewer pennies than Kaleena. How many pennies does Oliva have?

Nyasia picks 46 strawberries. Ayala picks 28 strawberries. How many strawberries do Nyasia and Alyala pick?

Jacquan has 14 green tennis balls. He has some tennis balls that are yellow. Jacquan has 46 tennis balls in all. How many tennis balls are yellow?

There are 19 birds in a tree. Then 18 mroe birds land in the tree. How many birds are in the tree now?

There are 17 chickens in the barn. There are 18 chickens in the grass. How many chickens are there in all?

There are 29 students in Mrs. Davis' class. There are 32 students in Mrs. Sutherland's class. How many stuents are in Mrs. Davis' and Mrs. Sutherland's class?

Grayson finds 15 shells in the water. He finds 17 shells in the sand. How many shells does Grayson find in the water and the sand?

When solving word problems, should you always draw a bar model?

• YES!

• NO!