Addition/Subtraction Word Problems

Mary had 1 lamb and 1 sheep, how many animals did she have in total?

The boy had 3 pieces of candy. He ate 1 piece of candy. How many pieces of candy did he have left?

Rory went to the store. He bought 1 pair of boots and 5 pairs of shoes. How many pairs of footwear did he have?

If Samantha had 2 hats and Karen bought her 9 more, how many hats would she have?

7 clouds were hanging in the sky, but the wind blew 5 away. How many clouds were left?

Jane went to the store and bought 3 sour candies and 8 sweethearts. How many candies did she have?

Michael started class with 5 math questions that he

had to complete but his teacher asked him to do 2 more.

How many math questions did he have to complete?

If Sam had 9 glasses of water and he poured himself 6 more, how many glasses of water does Sam have?

Jack took 5 dogs for a walk. 3 dogs got away. How many dogs stayed with Jack?

The teacher collected 10 papers. She had time to

grade 7 of the papers. How many papers does she still

need to grade?