Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Ella had 15 ribbons. she gave 7 of them to Grant. How many ribbons does Ella have left?

• 5
• 15
• 8
• 22

Payton had 16 markers. She gave 5 of them to Juan. How many markers does Payton have left?

• 11
• 398
• 21
• 1

There were 15 boys in the classroom. Some of them went out. Now there are 5 boys in the classroom. How many boys went out?

• 20
• 10
• 5
• 15

Ibrahim had some stickers. he gave 10 of them to Addison. Now Ibrahim has 5 stickers. How many stickers did Ibrahim have at first?

• 5
• 20
• I have no idea 
• 15

Varsha had some pencils. she gave 6 of them to AJ. Now Varsha has 11 pencils. How many pencils did Varsha have at first?

• 99
• 5
• 17
• 11

Anu has 16 blocks. 9 are red and the rest are blue. How many blocks are blue?

• 7
• 6
• 5
• 4

There are 20 animals in the zoo. 14 are bears and the rest are tigers. How many of the animals are tigers?

• 8
• 14
• 34
• 6

Ethan has 15 jelly beans and Gemma has 8 jelly beans. How many fewer jelly beans does Gemma have than Ethan?

• 6
• 7
• 23
• 8

There are 5 fewer hens than roosters in the coop. There are 7 hens. How many roosters are there?

• 12
• 2
• 5
• 17

Piper has 5 fewer stickers than Wyatt. Wyatt has 16 stickers. How many stickers does Piper have?

• 8
• 20
• 21
• 11