SUBTRACTION AND ADDITION WORD PROBLEM

1. On Wednesday, you saw 12 robins on one tree and 7 on another tree. How many robins
did you see altogether? _____________________
2. Your friends just gave you 12 sparkle markers, now you have 19. How many did you
have before your friends gave you 12 more? _____________________
3. You picked 8 flowers and your friend picked 17 flowers. How many more flowers did
your friend pick? _____________________
4. You have 17 birthday gifts, 9 came from your family, the rest came from your friends.
How many gifts did your friends give you? _____________________
5. You saved 17 dimes and your brother saved 8 dimes. How many more dimes did you
save? _____________________
6. Today is May 4th and your birthday is on May 21st, how many more days until your
birthday? _____________________
7. In your class today, only 18 of the 26 students were at school. How many were absent?
_____________________
8. Your 8 friends all have 2 wheeled bicycles, how many wheels is that altogether?
_____________________
9. There are 67 birds living near the mountain. If 32 birds fly away for the winter. How
many birds are left near the mountain? _____________________
10. Ellen had 85 marbles but she lost 57 of them. How many marbles does she now have?
_____________________
11. William has 93 crayons. His mom bought him 67 more. How many crayons does he
have in all? _____________________
12. There are 12 pencils in a drawer. Dan placed 89 more pencils in the drawer. How
many pencils are now there in total? _____________________
13. Timo found 13 seashells and Jenny found 21 seashells at the beach. What is the sum
of their seashells? _____________________
14. Mom has 45 stamps in her collection. Dad has 39. What is the difference between
their stamps? _____________________
15. Bob has 45 grapes and 12 melons. How many fruits does he have altogether?
_____________________
16. Tommy has 15 red marbles and 3 blue marbles. How many marbles does he have in
total? _____________________
17. Lisa has 9 stickers, and her friend gave her 4 more. How many stickers does Lisa
have now? _____________________
18. There are 12 apples on the tree, and 5 of them fell to the ground. How many apples
are left on the tree? _____________________
19. Sita had 8 crayons, and she gave 3 of them to her friend. How many crayons does she
have now? _____________________
20. There were 34 flowers on a plant. Mary took 22 of them to make a garland. How
many flowers are left on the plant now? _____________________
21. There are 46 students in a class. 24 of them are girls. How many boys are there in the
class? _____________________
22. Radha's mother purchased 18 eggs. 4 of them cracked in the way to home. How many
eggs does she have now? _____________________
23. Susan has 16 pencils. She gave 2 of them to Ram and 3 to Tanya. How many pencils
left? _____________________
24. Rohan bought 10 bananas. He at 2 in the morning and 1 in afternoon. How many
bananas left? _____________________
25. Ram has to complete an 11 kilometers race. He ran 4 kilometers. How many
kilometers he is away from the finishing line? _____________________
26. There were 57 eggs in a farm. 14 of them hatch. How many eggs left? ____________
27. There are 7 red fish and 6 white fish in the pond. How many fish are there in all?
_____________________
28. There are 16 cars in the parking lot. 8 cars drive away. How many cars are left in the
parking lot? _____________________
29. There are 12 hats in the store. A person buys some hats. Now there are 10 hats left in
the store. How many hats did the person buy? _____________________
30. Nine girls are at a party. Some boys are at the party too. There are 18 children at the
party in all. How many boys are at the party? _____________________
31. Some people are playing ball. Seven of the people sit down to rest. 10 people keep
playing. How many people were playing ball at first? _____________________
32. Jed has some sports cards. He buys eight (8) more sports cards. Now he has 12 sports
cards in all. How many sports cards did Jed have to start? _____________________
32. Alex has 13 baseball cards, and he gives 8 of them to his brother. How many baseball
cards does he have left? _____________________
33. There are 16 students in a classroom, and 4 of them are absent today. How many
students are present? _____________________
34. Emily has 15 colorful beads, and she wants to string them on a necklace with 4 beads
on each string. How many strings of beads can she make, and how many beads will be
left? _____________________
35. There are 18 cupcakes at the school bake sale. If 7 cupcakes are chocolate, and the
rest are vanilla, how many vanilla cupcakes are there? _____________________
36. A bakery made 72 cupcakes for a party. They sold 32 cupcakes in the morning. How
many cupcakes are left for the afternoon? _____________________
37. A book has 96 pages. Sarah has already read 34 pages. How many pages does she
have left to read? _____________________
38. A farmer collected 64 eggs from the chicken coop. He sold 15 of them at the market.
How many eggs does the farmer have left? _____________________
39. There are 27 students in a class, and the teacher wants to divide them into groups of 9.
How many students will be in each group? _____________________
40. Maitri had 60 candies. She gave 20 of them to her friends. How many candies are left
with her now? _____________________
41. Peter has 16 pairs of socks. He donated 5 of them. How many pairs of socks are left
with him? _____________________
42. Sam's mother brought him 12 story books. He read 7 of them in the first week. How
many books are yet to be read by Sam? _____________________
43. Sona's weight is 78 kilograms. She started exercise and lost 12 kilograms in 3
months. How much does she weigh now? _____________________
44. Ram and Shyam need 33 buckets of sand to build their sand castle. They currently
have 22 buckets. How many more they need? _____________________
45. Tanya has 30 cookies. She gave 5 to her sister and keeps 5 for herself. How many
does she have to share with her friends? _____________________
46. There are 47 students in a class. 9 of them are absent today. How many students are
present? _____________________
47. Jenny made 8 pizzas. Tammy made 6 pizzas. How many pizzas did they make in all?
They made_____________________pizzas.
48. Chester saw 6 clouds that looked like lions and 9 clouds that looked like tigers. How
many clouds did Chester see in all? Chester saw_____________________clouds.
49. I have 13 books from my brother and sister. My sister gave me 7 of the books. How
many books did my brother give me? My brother gave me___________________ books.
50. Dad has 12 kites. If 7 of them are box kites, how many are not box kites? _________
are not box kites.
51. There were 9 dandelions in Terri's front yard and 8 in her backyard. How many
dandelions were there in all? There were_____________________ dandelions.
52. Dennis earned 14 game points. He needs 18 points to win. How many more points
must he earn to win? He must earn_____________________more points.
53. There are 6 red balloons and 4 blue balloons at a birthday party. How many balloons
are there in total? _____________________
54. Mac has 9 toy cars, and he lost 2 of them. How many toy cars does Mac have left?
55. Lucy has 12 marbles, and she wants to put them into 3 bags. How many marbles will
be in each bag? _____________________
56. Ben has 7 cupcakes, and he wants to put them into 2 containers. How many cupcakes
will be in each container, and will there be any left? _____________________
57. There are 15 children in the playground, and 6 of them are playing on the swings.
How many children are not on the swings? _____________________
58. Balu has 7 toy cars, and he buys 4 more at the toy store. How many toy cars does he
have in total? _____________________
59. Jenny has 18 candies, and she wants to share them equally with her 2 friends. How
many candies will each friend get? _____________________
60. On Tuesday, Simon saw 18 birds on one tree and 14 birds on another. On Wednesday,
each tree only had 7 birds. How many birds flew away? _____________________
61. Amy saved $30 and her sister saved $40. They each spent half their money. If they
join their money together, how would they have now? _____________________
62. Josh picked 23 flowers and his brother picked 17. 14 of them died on the way home.
How many flowers did they have? _____________________
63. At Sam's school, there are 240 students. If 50 students were away, how many students
were at school? _____________________