Basic Word Problems

Colin has 54 pennies and 28 nickels. How many coins does Colin have? What is the key word? What operation does it help you solve?

• how many

• and

• coins

• addition

• subtraction

Nita has 14 grapes. She eats 6 grapes. How many grapes are left? What is the key word? What operation it will help you solve?

• how many

• eats

• grapes

• addition

• subtraction

21 frogs are in the pond. 2 frogs hop away. Then 15 more frogs hop away. How many frogs are left in the pond? What are the key words? Choose more than one. What operation does it help you solve?

• hop away

• how many

• left

• addition

• subtraction

Sally has 35 pennies. Frazer has 15 pennies. How many more pennies does Sally have? What is the key word? What operation does it help you solve?

• How many

• more

• How many more

• addition

• subtraction

A shop has 32 bicycles. 23 bicycles are sold. What is 32 minus 23? What are the key words? Choose more than one. What operation does it help you solve?

• sold

• minus

• bicycles

• addition

• subtraction

Shelby had 32 rocks. She finds 33 more rocks at the park and gives 28 rocks to George. How many rocks does she have now? What are the key words? Choose more than one. What are the operations it help you solve?

• finds more

• how many

• gives to

• Addition only

• Addition and subtraction

Some key chains are in a bag. Aki takes out 17 key chains. 14 key chains are left in the bag. How many key chains were in the bag to start? What are the key words? Chose more than one. What operation does it help you solve?

• some

• how many

• start

• addition

• subtraction

What operation do these words help you solve?

• addition

• subtraction

What math operation do these words help you solve?

• addition

• subtraction

Jacob had a jar with 235 marbles. He gave 110 to his friend Danielle. How many marbles remain? What are the key words? Pick more than one. What operation does it help you solve?

• How many

• gave

• remain

• addition

• subtraction