Choose Addition or Subtraction Word Problems

Rachel had 47 lemons for her lemonade stand. Her mother went to the store and bought 70 more lemons. How many lemons does Rachel have altogether?

• 47

• 70

• 127

• 117

Mary picked 12 strawberries and her mother picked 32. They met at the cashiers and put their strawberries altogether. How many strawberries does Mary and her mother have?

• 44

• 40

• 34

• 45

Vanessa baked 23 cookies for the party and Sally baked 94 small fudge bars. How much desert does the girls have together?

• 101

• 118

• 177

• 117

Lucy had 82 pieces of candy from the candy store. Her mother ate 17 pieces of the candy. How much was left over?

• 65

• 60

• 12

• 82

Norah had 125 pennies. She used 35 pennies to buy a tootsie roll at the gas station and gave half of what was left to her sister. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of pennies Norah has now?

• p= 125+ 35 x 2

• p= (125+35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) ÷ 2

• p= (125-35) x 2

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

TaMeya made 8 birthday invitations with hearts. She made 17 more invitations with no hearts. . How many invitations were done altogether?

• 9

• 12

• 52

• 25

Jaron had 105 marbles. He won 185 marbles at the fair during a game. How many marbles does he have altogether?

• 290

• 80

• 90

• 200

Katie ate 8 mini pretzels in the morning. She ate 23 mini-pretzels in the afternoon. How many pretzels did Katie eat altogether?

• 8

• 40

• 13

• 31

Which words are often associated with addition?

• Decrease and difference

• Each and students

• Total and notebooks

• All together and combined