Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Tim's cat had 9 kittens. He gave 4 to his friends.

How many kittens does he have now ?

(a)  

There are 5 pencils in the drawer. Dan placed 6 more pencils in the drawer.

How many pencils are now there in total ?

(a)  

There are 4 walnut trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant 3 more

walnut trees today. How many walnut trees will the park have when the

workers are finished ?

(a)  

Dan found 7 seashells but 3 were broken.

How many unbroken seashells did Dan find ?

(a)  

Tim picked 4 oranges and Sandy picked 3 oranges from the orange tree.

How many oranges were picked in total ?

(a)  

A restaurant served 8 pizzas during lunch and 5 during dinner today.

How many pizzas were served today ?

(a)  

Fred grew 3 cantaloupes. Melanie grew 5 cantaloupes. How many

cantaloupes did they grow in total ?

(a)  

There were a total of 9 football games this year. Joan missed 3 of the games.

How many football games did Joan go to in all ?

(a)  

Sara has 7 black balloons but lost 3 of them.

How many black balloons does Sara have now ?

(a)  

Tom had 8 pennies in his bank. His sister borrowed 2 of his pennies.

How many pennies does Tom have now ?

(a)