Word Problems: Create Addition & Subtraction Expressions

Lily has 12 apples. She buys 5 more apples. How many apples does she have now? Create an addition expression to represent this situation.

• 17

• 15

• 10

• 20

Tom has 20 marbles. He gives 7 marbles to his friend. How many marbles does Tom have left? Create a subtraction expression for this problem.

• 15

• 5

• 10

• 13

A farmer has 15 cows and buys 10 more. Write an addition expression to show the total number of cows the farmer has now.

• 15 + 10

• 20 - 5

• 15 - 10

• 10 + 5

Sarah read 25 pages of her book. If she reads 10 more pages, how many pages will she have read in total? Create an addition expression.

• 35

• 40

• 30

• 20

Jake had 30 stickers. He lost 8 stickers. Write a subtraction expression to find out how many stickers Jake has now.

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 22

Emma has 18 balloons. She gives 5 balloons to her friend. Create a subtraction expression to find out how many balloons Emma has left.

• 13

• 10

• 20

• 15

There are 40 students in a class. If 15 students go on a field trip, how many students are left in the class? Write a subtraction expression for this scenario.

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 35

A bakery made 50 cookies. They sold 20 cookies. Create a subtraction expression to find out how many cookies are left.

• 30

• 15

• 25

• 40

Mia has 22 toy cars. She receives 13 more toy cars as a gift. Write an addition expression to show how many toy cars Mia has now.

• 13 + 22

• 22 - 13

• 22 + 22

• 22 + 13

In a garden, there are 35 flowers. If 10 flowers wilt, how many flowers remain? Create a subtraction expression to represent this situation.

• 15

• 30

• 25

• 40