Math Word Problems

Joe had 247 marbles. Mike has 239. How many more marbles does Joe have than Mike?

There are 38 buttons in a box. If Al uses 19 for a project, how many will still be in a box?

Ken had 53 rocks. He gave his sister 17. How many rocks does he have now?

Tommy had 235 water bottles. He sold 136. How many does he have left?

Ms. Garoz has 299 owl stickers. She uses 180 of them. How many does she have left?

There are 72 birds on a fence. 54 are robins. The rest are parrots. How many are parrots?

Deb likes bugs. She collects 121 in her backyard. 25 of them crawl away. How many are left?

Taylor Swift has made 193 songs. She has 23 more on her new album. How many does she have now?

Trey had 45 pairs of shoes. He bought 66 more. How many shoes does he have now?

Mary had 172 lambs. 53 ran away. How many lambs are left?

There are 320 students at Blake Manor Elementary. 145 of them are boys. How many are girls?

On Monday, 135 tickets were sold. On Friday 99 were sold. How many more were sold on Monday?

If you buy 256 Pokemon cards and give your friends 121 of them, how many do you have left?

Tim pick 65 lemons. Sam pick 48 more. How many lemons do they have in all?

Kim had a bake sale. She sold 145 cookies and 90 cup cakes. How many items did she sell in all?