Math Word Problems

How can you make an equation to show the problem? Use ? for the unknown. Then solve. There are 8 crabs. 7 more crabs join. How many crabs are there now?

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A box has 7 marbles. Cadyn puts more marbles in the box. Now there are 12 marbles in the box. How many marbles does Cadyn put in the box? Complete the equation to match the word problem.

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Which equation matches the word problem? Circle the equation. Ishmael sees some yellow flowers and some red flowers. He sees 11 flowers in all. How many flowers are yellow and how many are red?

Match the word problem to the correct equation. Talitha counts 4 brown pigs, 6 white pigs, and 6 pink pigs at the farm. How many pigs does Talitha count?

Moira has 6 peaches. She picks 7 more. How many peaches does Moira have in all? Choose the equation that matches the word problem.

Damien puts 6 apples and 8 bananas in a bowl. Draw the fruit to show how many of each are in the bowl.

How can you make an equation to show the problem? Use ? for the unknown. Then solve. Zaid builds 7 blue blocks, 8 green blocks, and 2 red blocks. How many blocks does Zaid use? (a)   blocks

Morgan adds some tomatoes to the pot. Then she adds 4 more. She adds 12 tomatoes in all. How many tomatoes does Morgan add at the start? (a)   tomatoes

Match the word problem to the correct equation. Lydia counts 15 fish. She counts 9 spotted fish and some striped fish. How many striped fish does Lydia count?

A cook has 16 cookbooks. He keeps 7 and gives some away. How many cookbooks does the cook give away? Which equation matches the word problem?