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Adding and Subtracting Word Problems
Practice Problems
Adding and Subtracting Word Problems
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1.
Zelma had 2 pastries for lunch and 5 pastries for dinner. How many pastries did she have?
| a. | 9 | ||
| b. | 8 | ||
 | c. | 7 | |
| d. | 6 |
Answer: (c)
Correct answer : (3)
2.
Solve
| a. | 11 | |
| b. | 13 | ||
| c. | 10 | ||
| d. | 12 |
Answer: (a)
Correct answer : (1)
3.
Tim has 5 balloons. Jim has 4 balloons. How many balloons do they have all together?
| a. | 4 balloons | ||
| b. | 8 balloons | ||
| c. | 9 balloons | |
| d. | 5 balloons |
Answer: (c)
Correct answer : (3)
4.
Kelsey has 9 oranges and Sam gave her 7 more. Choose a number sentence to find the number of oranges Kelsey has now.
| a. | 9 - 7 = 2 | ||
| b. | 9 + 7 = 18 | ||
| c. | 9 + 7 = 16 | |
| d. | 9 - 7 = 12 |
Answer: (c)
Correct answer : (3)
5.
Francis and William have 7 pairs of shoes each. How many pairs of shoes they both have?
| a. | 13 pairs of shoes | ||
| b. | 14 pairs of shoes | |
| c. | 12 pairs of shoes | ||
| d. | 16 pairs of shoes |
Answer: (b)
Correct answer : (2)
6.
There are 10 parrots and 5 crows on a tree. How many birds are there in all?
| a. | 11 birds | ||
| b. | 13 birds | ||
| c. | 15 birds | |
| d. | 12 birds |
Answer: (c)
Correct answer : (3)
7.
Frank has 15 balls and his brother has 5. How many balls do they have?
| a. | 17 | ||
| b. | 20 | |
| c. | 19 | ||
| d. | 22 |
Answer: (b)
Correct answer : (2)
8.
Brad and George have 5 chocolates each. How many chocolates they both have?
| a. | 9 chocolates | ||
| b. | 11 chocolates | ||
| c. | 10 chocolates | |
| d. | 5 chocolates |
Answer: (c)
Correct answer : (3)
9.
Solve
| a. | 11 | |
| b. | 13 | ||
| c. | 10 | ||
| d. | 14 |
Answer: (a)
Correct answer : (1)
10.
Solve
| a. | 10 | ||
| b. | 5 | |
| c. | 1 |
Answer: (b)
Correct answer : (2)