Story Problems Addition and Subtraction

Mary had 5 crayons. Molly has 6 crayons. How many crayons do they have altogether?

• 8

• 11

• 15

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

Sara has 9 apples. Norah has 6 apples. How many more apples does Sara have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

Which number sentence matches the story problem?

• 4+__=9

• __-4=9

• 9-__=4

• 9-__=3

My mom gave me 6 rings. My dad gave me 6 more. How many rings do I have all together?

• 16

• 8

• 12

• 13

There were 10 students riding on the school bus. At the first stop, 3 students get off of the bus. How many students are left on the bus?

• 13 students

• 10 students

• 7 students

• 3 students

8 owls were sitting on the fence. 3 more owls joined them. How many owls are on the fence now?

• 5 owls

• 9 owls

• 12 owls

• 11 owls

Cohen has been collecting gifts to give to friends and family for Christmas. There are 30 on the table and 16 in the closet. How many more is on the table?

• 46

• 14

• 16

• 44

It's Michael Jackson's anniversary. There are 67 presents for him at my house. 22 presents are on the table with some in the closet. We accidentally locked the closer. How many presents are in the closet?

• 41

• 46

• 44

• 45