Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Joe has 16 footballs and Dylan has 24. How many do they have altogether?

Mrs. Brown had 36 students. 12 of her students were boys. How many were girls?

There are 365 days in a year. 185 days have passed by already. How many days are left?

Joe earned 146 points in the game and Sally earned 96. How many more did Joe earn than Sally?

Tom made 31 paper airplanes and Jen made 51. How many more planes did Jen make than Tom?

Sami has 156 giraffe pictures and her friend Jill gave her 65 more. How many does Sami have now?

Carrie had 26 pencils and Lane had 54. How many more does Lane have than Carrie?