Problem Solving Adding and Subtraction

Mrs.Kelly wrote a number sentence on the board: ________ - 120 = 330. Which word problem could Mrs.Kelly use to solve the number sentence?

• Ana is reading a book. She has read 120 pages. She still needs to

  read 330 more pages. How many pages are in the book?

• Ana is reading a book that is 330 pages. She has read 120 pages.

  How many pages does Ana have left to finish reading the book?

• Ana read 330 pages of her book the first week. The book is 120

  pages. How many pages does Ana have left to finish reading the

  book?

Bobby has 24 cookies. Ethan has 19 cookies. How many more cookies does Bobby have than Ethan?

• 7

• 15

• 43

• 5

In a classroom library there are 93 fiction books and 66 non-fiction books.

The students checked out a total of 33 books. How many books in the classroom library are not checked out?

• 159 books

• 27 books

• 126 books

There are 26 students in the classroom. Some students left for band practice. Now there are 9 students in the classroom. How many students left for band practice?

• 17 students

• 35 students

• 16 students

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

• 11

• 12

• 13

• 14

Ann sold 15 fewer boxes of cookies than Pam. Pam sold 43 boxes of cookies. How many boxes of cookies did Ann sell?

• 28 boxes

• 58 boxes

• 32 boxes

Ben has 15 pencils, Bryce has twelve pencils. How many fewer pencils does Bryce have than Ben?

• 4 pencils

• 7 pencils

• 3 pencils

• 1 pencils

Dairy Queen sold 49 chocolate blizzards and 75 Oreo ones. How many blizzards were sold combined?

• 124

• 114

• 123

• 1,114

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

• 14

• 7

• 9