Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Without Regrouping

Karen had 15 snowmen.  The sun came out and 10 melted.  How many snowmen does she have left?

• 5

• 25

• 15

We left Santa 12 cookies.  He ate 7 of them.  How many cookies remain?

• 15

• 5

• 19

There were 15 candy canes on the tree. We ate 8 of them. How many candy canes are still on the tree?

• 7

• 23

• 8

Kim put 18 lights on her tree.  8 of the lights stopped working.  How many lights were still working?

• 9

• 26

• 10

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

• 11

• 12

• 13

Carson baked 6 pies. Liam baked pies too. They had 15 pies all together. How many pies did Liam bake?

• 6+9=15

• 6+10=15

• 9+2=11

• 15

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

• 15

• 16

• 17

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?

Steve made 17 snowballs.  He threw 9 of them at his sister.  How many snowballs does he have left?

• 12

• 8

• 26

Riley knows how to play 15 Christmas songs on his piano.  Cora Lee knows how to play 17 songs on her guitar.  How many more songs does Cora Lee know than Riley?

• 2

• 32

• 12