Subtraction and Addition Comparison Word Problems

Tate has 44 pieces of bubble gum. Corey has 28 pieces of bubble gum. How many pieces do they have altogether?

• 15

• 16

• 72

• 25

Kate had 9 dolls. Her mom gave her 14 more for her birthday. How many dolls does Kate have now?

• 15

• 5

• 23

• 6

Maggie went to dance practice for 100 minutes. Julia went to dance practice for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 185 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 85 minutes

• 15 minutes

The store had 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 80 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 70

• 230

• 130

• 30

Jack saw 65 goldfish. 45 fish had stripes. How many fish did not have stripes?

• 20

• 110

• 45

• 100

Sam had some ducks in his pond. 10 of them flew away. He still has 20 left. How many ducks did Sam start with?

• 10

• 30

• 8

• 24

Gary scored 11 points in the game. His brother scored 36 points. How many more points did his brother score?

• 20

• 45

• 25

• 47

Suzanne found 245 yellow flowers and 162 white flowers. How many flowers did she find in all?

• 450

• 407

• 502

• 388

Miles has 66 chickens and Isabella has 28 chickens. How many more chickens does Mile have than Isabella?

• 45

• 32

• 38

• 40

Halie has 55 seashells and she gave 16 away. How many seashells does Halie have left?

• 39

• 25

• 32

• 30