Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Which problem makes the answer with number =10 ?

• 11-1=

• 9-1=

Natalie made 20 cupcakes for her class.  Her teacher ate 2 of them!  How many are left?

• 18

• 22

• 20

• 4

Sophie had a box of 15 crayons.  She gave 5 of them to Caleb.  How many crayons does Sophie have now?

• 18

• 20

• 10

• 5

Caleb and Makena went fishing.  Caleb caught a fish that was 8 inches long.  Makena's fish was 13 inches long. How much longer was Makena's fish?

• 5

• 21

• 20

• 7

William has 6 cookies. Eva has 3 cookies. How many more cookies does William have?

• 10

• 9

• 3

• 7

Bella has 10 crayons. Sally has 5 crayons. How many more crayons does Bella have than Sally?

• 10

• 15

• 5

• 1

The girl had 5 pets.  The 3 dogs were outside.  How many cats did she have?  What number sentence tells the story?

• 5-3=2

• 3-2=1

• 5+3=8

• 3 = 5+2

10 bats flew in the cave.  4 flew out.  How many were still in the cave?  

• 10+ 4 = 14

• 10 - 4 = 6

• 10 - 6 = 4

• 4 = 10 + 6

If Payton has 24 pencils and gives Nathalie 17 of her pencils how many pencils does Payton have left?

• 14

• 7

• 9

If Sarah has 9 cups of icing and gives her neighbor 4 cups of icing how many cups of icing does Sarah have left.

• 5

• 3

• 2