Basic Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Amy has 10 pencils. Jessica asks to borrow one. How many pencils does Amy have now?

• 11

• 9

• 8

• 12

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

There are seventeen students in Mrs. Smith's second grade class. If eight of them are girls, how many students are boys?

• 17

• 8

• 9

• 7

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Jose got $15 from his grandma for his birthday. If he wants to save $5, how money money does he have left to spend?

• $9

• $10

• $20

• $50

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Seth and Cory both have 8 glue sticks. How many glue sticks do they have in all?

• 16 glue sticks

• 8 glue sticks

• 18 glue sticks

• 0 glue sticks

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CCSS.1.OA.A.1

Sara has 7 apples. She buys 5 more apples. How many apples does Sara have now?

• 11

• 12

• 13

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Jenny baked 10 cookies. She baked 6 more cookies later. How many cookies does Jenny have in total?

• 15

• 16

• 17

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Which story problem matches the picture?

• Adam ate 6 cookies in the morning and 2 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did he eat in all?

• Bob has 4 blue buttons and 6 white buttons. How many buttons does he have in all?

• Tyler had 6 cards and he gave away 5 to his brother. How many cards does Tyler have left?

• Sam had 6 jellybeans and he gave 2 to his sister. How many jellybeans did Sam have left?

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

21 frogs are in the pond. 2 frogs hop away. Then 15 more frogs hop away. How many frogs are left in the pond? What are the key words? Choose more than one. What operation does it help you solve?

• hop away

• how many

• left

• addition

• subtraction

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Nate brought 96 cupcakes to school to celebrate his birthday. When he got on the school bus, he came home with 14 cupcakes. How many cupcakes were eaten?

• 100

• 110

• 82

• 84

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1