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Word Problems
1 ) There were 3 roses in the vase. Mary cut some more roses from her flower
garden. There are now 15 roses in the vase. How many roses did she cut ? _____________

2 ) Jason found 94 seashells on the beach, he gave Mary some of his

seashells. He has 73 seashell left. How many seashells did he give to Mary ? _____________

3 ) Tom received 59 dollars for his birthday. He went to a sporting goods store
and bought a baseball glove, baseball, and bat. He had 32 dollars left over,
how much did he spent on the baseball gear ? _____________

4 ) Last week Jason had 31 dollars. He washed cars over the weekend and
now has 66 dollars. How much money did he make washing cars ? _____________

5 ) There were 17 bales of hay in the barn. Dan stacked more bales in the barn
today. There are now 99 bales of hay in the barn. How many bales did
he store in the barn ? _____________

6 ) Melanie is baking a cake. The recipe calls for 6 cups of flour. She already put in
4 cups. How many more cups does she need to add ? _____________

7 ) Keith had 64 peaches left at his roadside fruit stand. He went to the
orchard and picked more peaches to stock up the stand. There are now 88
peaches at the stand, how many did he pick ? _____________

8 ) There are 14 pine trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant more
pine trees today. When the workers are finished there will be 97
pine trees in the park. How many pine trees did the workers plant today ? _____________

9 ) Melanie's high school played 15 basketball games this year. The team won most of
their games. They were defeated during 3 games. How many games did they win ? _____________

10 ) Nancy has 41 books in her library. She bought several books at a yard sale
over the weekend. She now has 58 books in her library. How many books
did she buy at the yard sale ? _____________

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Teacher : Date :

Word Problems
1 ) There were 3 roses in the vase. Mary cut some more roses from her flower
garden. There are now 15 roses in the vase. How many roses did she cut ? 12 red roses
_____________

2 ) Jason found 94 seashells on the beach, he gave Mary some of his

seashells. He has 73 seashell left. How many seashells did he give to Mary ? 21 seashells
_____________

3 ) Tom received 59 dollars for his birthday. He went to a sporting goods store
and bought a baseball glove, baseball, and bat. He had 32 dollars left over,
27 dollars
_____________
how much did he spent on the baseball gear ?

4 ) Last week Jason had 31 dollars. He washed cars over the weekend and
now has 66 dollars. How much money did he make washing cars ? 35 dollars
_____________

5 ) There were 17 bales of hay in the barn. Dan stacked more bales in the barn
today. There are now 99 bales of hay in the barn. How many bales did
82 bales of hay
_____________
he store in the barn ?

6 ) Melanie is baking a cake. The recipe calls for 6 cups of flour. She already put in
4 cups. How many more cups does she need to add ? 2 cups of flour
_____________

7 ) Keith had 64 peaches left at his roadside fruit stand. He went to the
orchard and picked more peaches to stock up the stand. There are now 88
24 peaches
_____________
peaches at the stand, how many did he pick ?

8 ) There are 14 pine trees currently in the park. Park workers will plant more
pine trees today. When the workers are finished there will be 97
83 pine trees
_____________
pine trees in the park. How many pine trees did the workers plant today ?

9 ) Melanie's high school played 15 basketball games this year. The team won most of
their games. They were defeated during 3 games. How many games did they win ? 12 games
_____________

10 ) Nancy has 41 books in her library. She bought several books at a yard sale
over the weekend. She now has 58 books in her library. How many books
17 books
_____________
did she buy at the yard sale ?

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