Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

If there are 12 bags of Skittles and you buy 9 more, how many bags are there now?

• 21

• 33

• 12

• 11

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Natalie made 20 cupcakes for her class.  Her teacher ate 2 of them!  How many are left?

• 18

• 22

• 20

• 4

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Sophie had a box of 15 crayons.  She gave 5 of them to Caleb.  How many crayons does Sophie have now?

• 18

• 20

• 10

• 5

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Caleb and Makena went fishing.  Caleb caught a fish that was 8 inches long.  Makena's fish was 13 inches long. How much longer was Makena's fish?

• 5

• 21

• 20

• 7

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

The girl had 5 pets.  The 3 dogs were outside.  How many cats did she have?  What number sentence tells the story?

• 5-3=2

• 3-2=1

• 5+3=8

• 3 = 5+2

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

10 bats flew in the cave.  4 flew out.  How many were still in the cave?  

• 10+ 4 = 14

• 10 - 4 = 6

• 10 - 6 = 4

• 4 = 10 + 6

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Jim caught 5 fish. Kevin caught 11 fish. How many total fish did they catch?

• 6 fish

• 17 fish

• 16 fish

• 5 fish

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

How many apples did Sara pick on Monday?

• 20, because 13 + 7 = 20

• 6, because 13 - 7 = 6

• 13, because 7 + 6 = 13

• 5, because 13 - 5 = 8

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Stephanie has 5 circles. The teacher gave her some more.

Now she has 14.

Which picture shows the number of circles Stephanie's teacher gave her?

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

There are 2 big dogs and 4 small dogs. How many dogs are there?
Which is the addition sentence you would use to solve this problem?

• 2+4=6

• 4+3=7

• 2+5=7

• 0+4=4

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1