Story Problems: Addition or Subtraction?

Question 1

Mr. Beal was playing Five-in-a-Row. He picked a 2, 8, and 4. What cards make a sum of 12?

Accepted Answer

Addition

Question 2

Miss House had 11 balloons. She let some go. Now she has 3. How many balloons did she let go?

Accepted Answer

Subtraction

Question 3

Raymond had 7 pencils in his bin. He got 7 more. How many pencils are in his bin now?

Accepted Answer

Addition

Question 4

I was playing Roll & Record: Subtraction. I rolled a 12 and a 5. What number did I cover?

Accepted Answer

Subtraction

Question 5

There were 21 students playing on the playground. 1 sat down. How many are still playing?

Accepted Answer

Subtraction

Question 6

Trent was playing Five-in-a-Row. He picked a 5, 2, and 4. What cards make a sum of 7?

Accepted Answer

Addition

Question 7

There are puppies at the pet shop. 4 are in a cage. How many are outside of a cage?

Accepted Answer

Subtraction

Question 8

Naomi has 5 markers, 6 crayons, and 5 colored pencils. How many writing tools does she have?

Accepted Answer

Addition

Question 9

Samyah had 15 beads on a string. 5 beads fell off. How many beads are still on the string?

Accepted Answer

Subtraction

Question 10

Cruz collected 9 books.Some were fiction & some were nonfiction.How many of each could he have?

Accepted Answer

Addition

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