Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Through 20

A fifth grader has 75 Pokemon cards. He lets his friend borrow 8 cards. Then he lets his other friend borrow 4 cards. How many cards does the fifth grader have after he lets his friends borrow some cards?

• 52 cards

• 71 cards 

• 67 cards

• 63 cards 

Payton had 16 markers. She gave 5 of them to Juan. How many markers does Payton have left?

• 11

• 398

• 21

• 1

Jonathan's farm grew 46 pumpkins. Adam's farm grew 6. How many pumpkins did they grow together? 

• 69

• 42

• 52

• 46

There are 26 magazines on a bookshelf. 9 more magazines will be put on the shelf later. How many magazines will be there altogether? 

• 36

• 35

• 26

• 41

Carson baked 6 pies. Liam baked pies too. They had 15 pies all together. How many pies did Liam bake?

• 6+9=15

• 6+10=15

• 9+2=11

• 15

Which story problem matches the picture?

• Adam ate 6 cookies in the morning and 2 cookies in the afternoon. How many cookies did he eat in all?

• Bob has 4 blue buttons and 6 white buttons. How many buttons does he have in all?

• Tyler had 6 cards and he gave away 5 to his brother. How many cards does Tyler have left?

• Sam had 6 jellybeans and he gave 2 to his sister. How many jellybeans did Sam have left?

Mrs. Daigle had 21 students in her class. 2 students moved away. Then 6 new students joined the class. How many students are in Mrs. Daigle's class now?

• 17

• 27

• 25

• 18

Josh and his friend Chloe are playing with blocks. Chloe has 48 blocks and Josh has 27 blocks. How many more blocks does Chloe have than Josh?

• 21

• 57

• 73

• 75

There are 33 birds in a tall tree. 9 more birds are arriving to join them. How many birds will there be in all? 

• 41

• 39

• 42

• 33

Mrs. Smith had 12 donuts. She bought 25 more. How many does she have now?

• 37

• 63

• 13

• 47