Digit Addition and Subtraction Story Problems

What addition problem do these base ten blocks represent?

• 35+29

• 28+39

• 29+38

• 38+29

Joe had 10 baseballs. He lost 3 of them. How many does he have left?

• 13

• 5

• 7

Which number sentence describes what is happening in this story?
Jake scores 3 goals in the soccer game. Ken scores 2 goals. How many goals did they score altogether?

• 3 - 2 = 1

• 3 + 2 = 5

• 2 - 3 = 2

The sports store has 6 basketballs.

It also has 4 soccer balls.

How many balls does it have in all?

• 6 and 4 is 2

• 7 and 5 is 12

• 6 and 4 is 10

Mr. White counted 15 quarts of milk in the dairy case. He added 12 more quarts. How many quarts of milk were in the case?

15 + 12 =

You can use your calculator

• 27 quarts

• 3 quarts

• 2 white milk and 15 chocolate milks

What is 19 more than 189?

189 + 19 =

• 208

• 171

• I don't know

Sophie picked 42 apples before lunch. She gave 6 apples away to her friends during lunch. After lunch she picked 27 more apples. How many apples does Sophie have?

• 36 apples

• 69 apples

• 63 apples

Malia had 707 candy canes in her candy shop. Ms. Bast bought 239 candy canes from her. How many candy canes does Malia's shop have now?

• 664

• 468

• 532

• 746

Mrs. Brewer made 150 chocolate ice cream cones on Monday. She made 114 ice cream cones on Tuesday. How many ice cream cones did she make in all?

150 + 114 =

You can use your calculator.

• 36 ice-cream cones

• 264 ice-cream cones

• 500 ice-cream cones