Addition Subtraction Word Problems

We had 3 people in person in class today, then 2 more students came and joined our class. Each student in class got 5 stickers. How many stickers did Mrs. Morehouse give out?

Allison is in charge of getting oranges for the soccer game today. She buys 2 bags with 6 oranges in each bag. She also buys 4 loose oranges. Which expression can be used to find the number of oranges Allison buys in all?

• 2 x 4 - 6

• 2 x 6 + 4

• 2 x 6 x 4

• 2 x 6 - 4

Journee and Wendy sold 3 boxes of candy bars. There were 7 candy bars in each box. They also sold 12 bags of chips. How many snacks did they sell in all?

• 3 x 7 = 21 snacks

• 3 + 7 + 12 = 22 snacks

• 7 - 3 x 12 = 48 snacks

• 3 x 7 + 12 = 33 snacks

Eric had 167 hats. His uncle gave him 82 more. How many hats does Eric have in all?

• 249

• 125

• 105

Ken had 53 pieces of candy. He gave 28 of them away. How many pieces of candy does Ken have left?

• 15

• 25

• 28

Tom has 47 quarters. His dad gave him 14 more. How many quarters does Tom have in all?

• 61

• 51

• 33

Michelle had 377 candles. She used 240 of them. How many candles does she have left?

• 137

• 117

• 501

John saw 230 ants while on a picnic. He dropped a cookie and then 119 more ants came out. How many ants did John see altogether?

• 345

• 349

• 394

Serenity had 49 songs on her tablet. She downloaded 35 more songs. How many songs does she have now?

• 14

• 84

• 74

Mrs. Smith has 645 rings and 324 bracelets. How many more rings than bracelets does Mrs. Smith have?

• 321

• 969

• 311