Math Word Problems

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If you have 3 apples and you buy 2 more, how many apples do you have in total?

You have 5 apples in total.

Sarah has 8 candies and gives 3 to her friend. How many candies does she have left?

Sarah has 5 candies left.

Tom has 10 marbles and loses 4. How many marbles does he now have?

Tom has 6 marbles now.

If a pencil costs 3 dollars and you buy 4 pencils, how much money do you spend?

You spend 12 dollars.

Jake reads 7 pages of a book on Monday and 9 pages on Tuesday. How many pages has he read in total?

Jake has read 16 pages in total.

Lily has 12 balloons and pops 5. How many balloons remain?

Lily has 7 balloons remaining.

A bus can carry 20 passengers. If there are 15 passengers on the bus, how many more can get on?

5 more passengers can get on.

If a tree grows 2 feet each year, how tall will it be after 3 years if it starts at 10 feet?

The tree will be 16 feet tall after 3 years.

John has 5 books and receives 4 more as a gift. How many books does he have now?

John has 9 books now.

Anna bakes 6 cookies and eats 2. How many cookies are left?

4 cookies are left.

Emma buys 3 toy cars and Alex gives her 2 more. How many toy cars does Emma have?

Emma has 5 toy cars.

A class has 30 students and 10 are absent. How many students are present?

20 students are present.

Sophie collects 18 shells on the beach and finds 2 more. How many shells does she have?

Sophie has 20 shells.

Jim plants 5 trees and 3 die. How many trees are left alive?

2 trees are left alive.

If there are 24 pencils in a box and 8 are taken out, how many are left?

There are 16 pencils left in the box.




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1. If you have 3 apples and you buy 2 more, how many apples do you have in total?

You have 5 apples in total.

You have 4 apples in total.

You have 7 apples in total.

You have 6 apples in total.

2. Sarah has 8 candies and gives 3 to her friend. How many candies does she have left?

Sarah has 4 candies left.

Sarah has 5 candies left.

Sarah has 3 candies left.

Sarah has 6 candies left.

3. Tom has 10 marbles and loses 4. How many marbles does he now have?

Tom has 8 marbles now.

Tom has 7 marbles now.

Tom has 6 marbles now.

Tom has 5 marbles now.

4. If a pencil costs 3 dollars and you buy 4 pencils, how much money do you spend?

You spend 15 dollars.

You spend 12 dollars.

You spend 10 dollars.

You spend 14 dollars.

5. Jake reads 7 pages of a book on Monday and 9 pages on Tuesday. How many pages has he read in total?

Jake has read 16 pages in total.

Jake has read 15 pages in total.

Jake has read 14 pages in total.

Jake has read 17 pages in total.

6. Lily has 12 balloons and pops 5. How many balloons remain?

Lily has 6 balloons remaining.

Lily has 5 balloons remaining.

Lily has 7 balloons remaining.

Lily has 8 balloons remaining.

7. A bus can carry 20 passengers. If there are 15 passengers on the bus, how many more can get on?

3 more passengers can get on.

5 more passengers can get on.

4 more passengers can get on.

6 more passengers can get on.

8. If a tree grows 2 feet each year, how tall will it be after 3 years if it starts at 10 feet?

The tree will be 14 feet tall after 3 years.

The tree will be 18 feet tall after 3 years.

The tree will be 16 feet tall after 3 years.

The tree will be 15 feet tall after 3 years.

9. John has 5 books and receives 4 more as a gift. How many books does he have now?

John has 8 books now.

John has 10 books now.

John has 7 books now.

John has 9 books now.

10. Anna bakes 6 cookies and eats 2. How many cookies are left?

5 cookies are left.

4 cookies are left.

3 cookies are left.

2 cookies are left.

11. Emma buys 3 toy cars and Alex gives her 2 more. How many toy cars does Emma have?

Emma has 4 toy cars.

Emma has 5 toy cars.

Emma has 6 toy cars.

Emma has 3 toy cars.

12. A class has 30 students and 10 are absent. How many students are present?

20 students are present.

18 students are present.

15 students are present.

22 students are present.

13. Sophie collects 18 shells on the beach and finds 2 more. How many shells does she have?

Sophie has 21 shells.

Sophie has 20 shells.

Sophie has 19 shells.

Sophie has 22 shells.

14. Jim plants 5 trees and 3 die. How many trees are left alive?

2 trees are left alive.

3 trees are left alive.

1 tree is left alive.

4 trees are left alive.

15. If there are 24 pencils in a box and 8 are taken out, how many are left?

There are 16 pencils left in the box.

There are 17 pencils left in the box.

There are 15 pencils left in the box.

There are 14 pencils left in the box.