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Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. Ben has 11 hats. He gives away some hats. Now, he has 3 hats. How many hats did he give away? Choose the equation that can be used to find out how many hats Ben gave away.

Circle your answer.

a)

A. 11 + 3 = □

b)

B. □ = 11 + 3

c)

C. 11 - □ = 3

d)

D. □ = 3 - 11

2.

2. A group of 13 birds were resting on a tree. Some more birds joined them. Now, we see 17 birds resting on the tree. How many more birds joined the group? Circle your answer.

a)

30

b)

13

c)

5

d)

4

3.
a)

A. 10 – 8 = □

b)

B. 9 – 9 = □

c)

C. □ = 8 + 10

d)

D. □ = 8 + 9

4.

4. What is the missing number in both equations?

_____ = 17 - 7

7 + _____ = 17

a)

7

b)

10

c)

11

d)

17

5.

5. Which addition sentence can be used to find 5 – 2?

Circle the letter choice with the addends that helped you solve.


5 = _____+ _____

a)

A. 4 + 2

b)

B. 4 + 1

c)

C. 1 + 4

d)

D. 3 + 2

6.

6. Circle the correct strategy that solves for the equation below.

12 – 8 = □

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

7. What number is missing to make the equation true? Use the number line to solve.

□ - 5 = 7

a)

2

b)

7

c)

11

d)

12

8.

8. What number is missing? Circle the letter choice with the missing number.

16 = _____ + 8

16 - _____ = 8

a)

8

b)

9

c)

16

d)

24

9.
a)

A. Jacob has 11 fewer colored pencils.

b)

B. Jacob has 8 fewer colored pencils.

c)

C. Jacob has 5 fewer colored pencils.

d)

D. Jacob has 3 fewer colored pencils.

10.

10. Lucile has 17 flowers. Some are white flowers and some are red flowers. Which statement best describes the amounts of each color Lucile could have?

a)

A. Lucile could have more of one color flower than the other.

b)

B. Lucile could have the same amount of each color flower.

c)

C. Lucile could have more than 17 flowers.

d)

D. Lucile could have 0 of one color flower and 17 of the other color flower.