Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Kate has 6 dolls. Her mom gives her 2 more dolls. How many dolls does Kate have now?

• 8 dolls

• 4 dolls

• 9 dolls

• 3 dolls

Sam has 31 cupcakes. He gave 7 cupcakes to his friend. How many cupcakes does he have left?

• 24

• 36

• 26

• 38

Tate has 44 pieces of bubble gum. Corey has 28 pieces of bubble gum. How many pieces do they have altogether?

• 15

• 16

• 72

• 25

Kate had 9 dolls. Her mom gave her 14 more for her birthday. How many dolls does Kate have now?

• 15

• 5

• 23

• 6

Gary scored 11 points in the game. His brother scored 36 points. How many more points did his brother score?

• 20

• 45

• 25

• 47

Jett has 25 comic books and Ethan has 19 comic books. How many more does Jett have?

• 1

• 14

• 44

• 6

Maggie went to dance practice for 100 minutes. Julia went to dance practice for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

• 185 minutes

• 25 minutes

• 85 minutes

• 15 minutes

The store had 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 80 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

• 70

• 230

• 130

• 30

A puppy weighed 8 pounds when he was born. Now he weighs 62 pounds. How many pounds did he grow? 

• 70

• 54

• 66

• 62

Jack saw 65 goldfish. 45 fish had stripes. How many fish did not have stripes?

• 20

• 110

• 45

• 100