Numberless Word Problems

Mrs. Powers class was eating ice cream. Some were eating chocolate ice cream. The rest were eating vanilla ice cream. How many people were eating vanilla ice cream? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

First grade had some Pokemon cards. They gave some to kindergarten. Now first grade has some left. How many Pokemon cards did first grade have before giving some of them to kindergarten? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Mrs. Oliphant was making a quilt for her grandmother. She had some quilt squares in each row and some rows. How many quilt squares did she have in all? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Mr. Smith's class was reading some books. Some students were reading fiction books, and the rest were reading non-fiction books. How many students were reading non-fiction books? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• multiplication

• division

• subtraction

Mrs. Ashton was organizing a field trip. She had some buses, and each bus could hold a certain number of students. How many students could she take on the field trip in total? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• subtraction

• addition

• division

• multiplication

The school library had some books. They donated some books to a local charity. How many books did the library have before the donation? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

Billy has more baseballs than footballs. He has some times as many baseballs as footballs. He has some baseballs. How many footballs does he have? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Miss Donovan is putting paint back on the shelves. She has some cans of paint and is putting an equal amount on each shelf. She wants each shelf to have some paints. How many shelves does she need to use? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Mr. Jaskier was planting a garden. He had some rows and planted an equal number of flowers in each row. How many flowers did he plant in total? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

Mrs. Rogers was baking cookies. She baked some chocolate chip cookies and some oatmeal cookies. How many cookies did she bake in total? What operation would you use to solve this problem?

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division