Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Table

Cindy had some money in the bank. With this money she bought a new table for $575. Now she has $172 in

the bank.

How much money did Cindy have at the beginning?

Answer explanation

Correct! 575 + 172 = ?

Jim has 587 marbles. Andy has 215 more marbles than Jim.

What is the best estimate of the number of marbles Andy has?

• 790

• 800

• 400

• 700

Answer explanation

Yes, 587 rounded to the hundreds place is 600, and 215 rounded to the hundreds place is 200. 600 + 200 = 800

A grocery store has 348 bags of tortilla chips and 573 bags of corn chips. How many bags of tortilla chips and

corn chips does the grocery store have?

Answer explanation

Yes, 348 + 573 = 921

Susan read 202 pages of a book. The book is 500 pages long. How many more pages does Susan need to read to

finish the book?

Answer explanation

Yes, 500 - 202 = 298

Chrissy bought 29 cupcakes. After her friends ate some, she had 12 cupcakes left. How many cupcakes, n, does she have left?

• 29 x 12 = n

• 29 / 12 = n

• 29 - n = 12

• 29 + 12 = n

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

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?

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

• 15

• 16

• 17

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

• 11

• 12

• 13

Addition or Subtraction?

• Addition

• Subtraction