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Problem of the Day #1

Ms. Edwards spilled some pencils on the floor. Geno and Amy came over to help pick them up. Geno found 5 pencils under the desk and Amy found 4 by the door. How many pencils did they find together?


Alex had 7 marbles in his hand. He hid his hands behind his back and put some in one hand and some in the other. How many marbles might be in each hand?


Adam has 6 apples. Betty gave him 4 more apples. How many apples does Adam have now?


Cody has 9 pencils. He gave 3 pencils to David. How many pencils does Cody have left?


Amy has 2 red skittles and 7 green skittles. How many skittles does Amy have?


Karen has 10 bears. How many could be blue and how many could be yellow?


Sam has 8 toy cars. Sam gave Ben 2 of his toy cars. How many toy cars does Sam have now?


Kate has 5 cookies. Mom gave Kate some more cookies. Now Kate has

8 cookies. How many cookies did Mom give Kate?


Nan saw 12 cats playing in the grass. 3 cats ran away to chase a mouse. How many cats are still playing in the grass?


Mary has 7 stickers. Mary gave some to Anna. Now Mary has 3 left. How many stickers did Mary give to Anna?


There are 8 children in the after school cooking club. How many boys and how many girls might be in the class?


Bill has 2 trucks. His friend James came over with some more trucks. Together, Bill and James have 6 trucks. How many trucks did James bring to Bill’s house?


Liz plays at the park with 6 girls and 6 boys. How many kids does Liz play with at the park?


9 dogs were playing at the park. Some dogs left and went home. 4

dogs are still playing at the park. How many dogs went home?


Ava has 2 beds in her room. Each bed has 4 teddy bears sitting on it. How many teddy bears does Ava have in all?


Denise has 7 m&m’s. 5 are red and the rest are green. How many green m&m’s does Denise have?


Amy has 6 pets. 2 are dogs and the rest are cats. How many cats does Amy have?


Jack has 9 balls. 6 are footballs and the rest are baseballs. How many baseballs does Jack have?


Kim has 11 apples. Some are red apples and some are green apples. Write a number bond and a number sentence that can show how many red and green apples Kim can have.


Mark caught 5 fish before he stopped to eat lunch. After lunch, he caught some more fish. At the end of the day, Mark had caught 12 fish. How many fish did Mark catch after lunch?


There were 13 hot dogs on the grill. 5 finish cooking and are removed. How many hotdogs remain on the grill?


Tom is taking 9 teddy bears with him to visit his grandpa. If he packs 3 bears in each bag, how many bags will Tom need?


Emma has 15 apples. Emma gave some apples to Fred. Now Emma

has 10 apples. How many apples did Emma give to Fred?


Matt had 9 erasers. Penny gave him 5 more erasers. How many erasers does Matt have now?


Alex had 12 bottles of glue. He gave 6 bottles to Ruby. How many bottles of glue does Alex have left?


Tom has 4 red cars and 3 green cars. Dave has 5 red cars and 2 green cars.

Dave thinks he has more cars than Tom has. Is Dave right?


Bella has 2 bags of apples. If each bag has 3 apples, how many apples does Bella have?


There are 12 beads on the floor. John picked up some beads and left some on the floor.

Write a number bond and a number sentence that would match this story.


There were 11 kites flying in the park. 3 got caught in the trees. How many kites were still flying?


Jen, Brian, and Maria want to share a box of chocolates so that they

each get the same amount. If there are 12 pieces of chocolate in the box, how many pieces will each child get?


Josh and Rebecca were eating raisins. Josh had 7 raisins and took 2 more from the box.

Rebecca had 9 raisins and took 2 more from the box.Who had more raisins, Josh or Rebecca?


Hansel and Gretel have a bag with 8 pieces of bread. They drop some on their path, and end with 3 pieces remaining. How many pieces of bread did they drop?


Toby collects shells. On Monday, he finds 6 shells. On Tuesday, he finds some more shells. Toby finds a total of 11 shells. How many shells does Toby find on Tuesday?


There were 12 children at the sleepover. 5 children got picked up. How many children stayed?

Problem of the day #35

12 children were at the sleepover. 4 children had blue sleeping bags. The rest of the children had green sleeping bags. How many children had green sleeping bags at the sleepover?


There are 14 beads on the floor. There is the same number of red beads as white beads. Colby picks up the white beads. How many beads are still on the floor


Alex had 9 marbles in his hand. He hid his hands behind his back and

put some in one hand and some in the other. How many marbles might be in each hand?


Brayden received 9 stickers at school. He received 5 stickers in the morning. How many stickers did he receive in the afternoon?


Kira was making a number bracelet with a total of 10 beads on it. She put on 3 beads so far. How many more beads does she need to add to the bracelet?

Problem of the Day #40Our class had 4 pumpkins. On Monday, Marta brought 1 more pumpkin. How many pumpkins did our class have?

On Tuesday, Beto brought 1 more pumpkin. How many pumpkins did our class have on Tuesday?

Then on Wednesday, Shea brought 1 more pumpkin. How many pumpkins did our class have on Wednesday?


There are 12 swings on the playground, and 7 students are using the swings. How many swings are empty?


There were 4 students in the cafeteria. Some students came in late. Now there are 12 students in the cafeteria. How many students came in late?


Marcus has 11 strawberries. Six of them are small and the rest are

big. How many strawberries are big?


Ava saw 3 spider webs. There were 2 spiders in each web. How many spiders were there in all?


13 ducks are swimming in the pond. Some ducks flew away. Now there are 9 ducks still swimming in the pond. How many ducks flew away?


Freddie has 12 action figures in his pocket. 9 of them are good guys. How many of his action figures are bad guys?


John, Emma, and Alice each had 10 raisins. John ate 3 raisins.Emma ate 4 raisins.Alice ate 5 raisins. How many raisins do they each have now?


Julia’s book is 15 cubes long. She measured her book with 9 red cubes and some blue cubes. How many blue cubes did Julia use?


Katie has 10 pieces of candy. She is going to share her candy fairly with her brother so that they each have the same amount. How many pieces of candy will they each get?


There were 16 coats on the rack. Some students took their coats to go outside. Now there are 5 coats still on the rack. How many students took their coats off of the rack?


Juliana rolls 8 cars down a ramp. If she started with 15 cars at the top of the ramp, how many cars does Juliana still have at the top of the ramp?


John has 10 pumpkins. Colby has 6 pumpkins. How many more pumpkins does John have than Colby?

How many fewer pumpkins does Colby have than John?


There were 14 items on the table to measure. I already measured 5 of them. How many more items are there to measure?


Alison had 13 markers and she gave some to Lily. If Alison then

had 5 markers left, how many markers did she give to Lily?


There are 6 children on the swings and 9 children playing tag. How many children are playing on the playground?


A squirrel found 8 nuts in the morning, 5 nuts in the afternoon, and 2 nuts in the evening. How many nuts did the squirrel collect in all?

The next day, the squirrel found 3 more nuts in the morning, 1 more in the

afternoon, and 1 more in the evening. How many did he collect over the two days?


Larry asked his friend whether dogs or cats are smarter. 9 of his friends think dogs are smarter, and 6 think cats are smarter.

Make a table to show Larry’s data collection. How many friends did he ask?


Ruben has 7 blue cars and 6 red cars. If Ruben puts all of the blue cars in his car carrier that carries 10 cars, how many red cars will fit in the carrier, and how many will be left out of the carrier?

Problem of the Day #59Kingston’s class took a trip to the zoo. He collected data about his favorite African animals. He saw 2 lions, 11 gorillas, and 7 zebras. What does his table look like?

Write one question your classmate can answer by looking at your table.


Nine dogs were playing at the park. Some more dogs came to the park. Then there were 12 dogs. How many more dogs came to the park?


Farmer Kate has 9 turkeys and Farmer Joe has 11 turkeys. How many more turkeys does Joe have than Kate?

How many fewer turkeys does Kate have than Joe?


Max has 8 more marbles than Amy. Amy has 3 marbles. How many marbles does Max have?

How many fewer marbles does Amy have than Max?


Micah had 16 trucks and lost 9 of them.

Charles had 1 truck and received 6 more trucks from his mother.

Who has more trucks, Micah or Charles?


Ruben has 18 toy cars. His car carrier holds 10 cars. If Ruben’s carrier is full, how many cars are in

the carrier, and how many cars are outside of the carrier?


There were 16 pilgrims. How many could spend the day fishing, and how many could spend the day hunting?


There are 15 owls sitting in 3 trees. If there are the same number of owls in each tree, how many owls would be in each tree?

Problem of the Day #67Carla, Jose, and Yannis each have 8 cherries. They all get more cherries to put in their bowls.

Now, Carla has 12 cherries.Now, Jose has 14 cherries.Now, Yannis has 16 cherries.

How many more cherries did each child put in his or her bowl?


Imran has 8 crayons in his pencil box and 7 crayons in his desk. How many crayons does Imran have in total?


Beth has 8 marshmallows in her cup of hot chocolate. Sam has 6 marshmallows in his cup. How many more marshmallows does Beth have than Sam?How many fewer marshmallows does Sam have than Beth?


Santa had 13 candy canes. He gave some to Colin. Now, Santa has 9 candy canes left. How many candy canes did Santa give to Colin?


Yesterday, I saw 11 birds on a branch. Then, 3 birds joined them on the branch. How many birds were on the branch then?


There are 16 reading mats in the classroom. If 9 reading mats are

being used, how many reading mats are still available?


Santa has 8 reindeer pulling his sleigh. If each reindeer has 2 bells on their harness, how many bells are there in all?


Sally has 2 more presents under the tree than Billy does. Billy has 5 presents. How many presents does Sally have?


Larry has 4 more candy canes than Fred does. Fred has 6 candy canes. How many candy canes does Larry have?


16 strawberries are in a basket for Peter and Julio. Peter ate 8 of them. How many are there for Julio to eat?


Rose drew 7 pictures, and Will drew 11 pictures. How many pictures did they draw together.


Ami has some goldfish. Tamra has 14 Beta fish. Tamra and Emi have

19 fish in all. How many goldfish does Emi have?


Shanika built a block tower using 14 blocks. Then she added 4 more blocks to the tower. How many blocks are there in the tower now?


Mrs. Claus made 16 cookies for Santa Claus. How many could she put into his stocking, and how many could she send with him in his sleigh?


There are 20 elves at Santa’s Workshop. Santa and Mrs. Claus both need their help. If Santa and Mrs. Claus both get the same number of elves to help them, how many elves will they each get?


My mom and I baked 15 cookies. We ate some of the cookies. Now we have 4 cookies left for Santa. How many cookies did we eat?


Rudolph has 4 carrots. Dasher has 5 carrots, and Comet has 6 carrots. How many carrots do they have in all?


Santa Claus gave my mom 7 presents, and he gave my dad 9 presents. How many more presents did my dad get than my mom?

How many fewer presents did my mom get than my dad?


Nikil’s tower has 15 blocks. He added some more blocks to his

tower. His tower is 18 blocks tall now. How many blocks did Nikil add?


Ben and Peter caught 17 tadpoles. They gave some to Anton. They

have 4 tadpoles left. How many tadpoles did they give to Anton?


A dog hides 11 bones behind his doghouse. Later, his owner gives him 5 bones. How many bones does the dog have?


A chipmunk hides 11 acorns under a tree. Later, he gives 5 acorns to his friend. How many acorns does the chipmunk have left?


Darnell and Tamra are comparing their grapes. Darnell’s vine has 9 grapes. Tamra’s vine has 6 grapes. How many more grapes does Darnell have than Tamra?How many fewer grapes does Tamra have than Darnell?


Amy lined up 11 cubes in a row. Marsha lined up 7 cubes in a row. Who has fewer cubes? How many fewer cubes does she have?

Who has more cubes? How many more cubes does she have?


We built three snowmen in our yard. Each snowman had 3 buttons. How many buttons did we use?


Kim picks up 10 loose pencils and puts them into a cup. Ben has 1 package of 10 pencils that he adds to the cup. How many pencils are there now?


Katie, Cody, and Ava are enjoying cups of hot chocolate. They have 12 marshmallows to share equally. How many marshmallows will each child get?


Ted has 4 boxes of 10 pencils. How many pencils does he have altogether?


Anton picked 25 strawberries. He picked some more strawberries. Then he had 35 strawberries. How many strawberries did Anton pick?


Alyza made a linking cube train with 6 yellow cubes and some

green cubes. Her train was 12 cubes long. How many green cubes did Alyza use?


Jenny wants to make her train of 8 linking cubes into a train of 17

cubes. How many more cubes does Jenny need?


Lisa has 3 boxes of 10 crayons and 5 extra crayons. Sally has 19 crayons.

Sally says she has more crayons, but Lisa disagrees. Who is right?


Lee has 4 pencils and buys 10 more.Kiana has 17 pencils and loses 10 of them.

Who has more pencils now? How many more?


Sheila has 3 bags of 10 pretzels and 9 extra pretzels. She gives 1 bag to a friend. How many pretzels does she have now?


Benny has 4 dimes. Marcus has 4 pennies. Benny said, “We have the same amount of money!” Is he correct?


Anton picked 32 green beans. He picked some more green beans. Then he had 52 green beans. How many blueberries did Anton pick?


Elaine had 19 blueberries and ate 10.Mike had 13 blueberries and picked 7 more.Compare Elaine and Mike’s blueberries after Elaine ate some and Mike picked some more.


Sharon has 3 dimes and 1 penny.

Mia has 1 dime and 3 pennies.Whose amount of money has a greater value?


Maria loves her fish! She had 7 fish in her tank and then she bought

some more fish until she had 9 fish. How many fish did Maria buy?


Rose wrote 8 letters to her friends. Her goal is to write 20 letters. How many more letters does she need to write to meet her goal?


Cody wrote 8 letters. Nikki wrote 12 letters. How many more letters did Nikki write than Cody? How many fewer letters did Cody write than Nikki?


Jane is making her valentines for her friends. She wants to put 2 pieces of candy into each envelope. If she has 12 pieces of candy, how many valentines can she make?


83 beads spill on the floor. Alyza picks up 20 beads. How many beads are still on the floor?


Lee found 15 sparkly rocks. Kim found 8 sparkly rocks. How many more sparkly rocks did Lee find than Kim? How many fewer sparkly rocks did Kim find than Lee?


Shanika has 6 roses and 7 tulips in a vase.

Maria has 4 roses and 8 tulips in a vase.Who has more flowers? How many more flowers does she have?


Ms. Edwards spilled 18 beads on the floor today. Ava picked up 17 of the beads. How many beads are still left on the floor?

If the 17 beads had been picked up by Ava and Colby, how many beads might each child have picked up?


Emi and Julio together have 17 pet mice. How many mice might each child have?

Who has more? How many more does that child have?


Fran had 8 lizards. Anton gave some more lizards to Fran. Fran now has 13 lizards. How many lizards did Anton give Fran?


Ben sharpened 5 pencils. He has 8 more unsharpened pencils than sharpened pencils. How many unsharpened pencils does Ben have?


Nikil has 23 toy cars. Willie has 8 toy cars. When Nikil and Willie play, how many toy cars do they have?


Kiana wants to have 14 stickers in her folder. She needs 6 more

stickers to make her goal. How many stickers does she have right now?

Problem of the Day #118Julio read 6 books this week. Amy read 12 books this week.

How many fewer books did Julio read than Amy?How many books does Julio have to read so that he has read one more book than Amy?


There are 12 chairs at the lunch table and 15 students. How many

more chairs are needed so that every student has a chair?


There are 20 students in class. 9 students put away their backpacks. How many more students still need to put away their backpacks?


15 students ordered pizza for lunch. 7 students brought their lunch from home. How many fewer students brought their lunch from home than ordered lunch?


Peter set up 10 rectangular prisms to make 10 towers. He put a cone on top of 3 of the towers. How many more cones does Peter need to have a cone on every tower?


Rose saw 14 monkeys at the zoo. She saw 5 fewer monkeys than foxes. How many foxes did Rose see?


A farmer counted 12 bunnies in their cages in the morning. In the afternoon, he only counted 4 bunnies n their cages. How many bunnies disappeared from their cages?


Ben has 16 baseball cards before a card show. After the card show, he has 20 baseball cards. How many cards were added to Ben’s collection?


Lee has 9 straws. He uses 4 straws to make a shape. How many straws does he have left to make other shapes?

What possible shapes could Lee have created using 4 straws?


Kim drew 7 circles. Shanika drew 10 circles. How many fewer circles did Kim draw than Shanika? How many more circles did Shanika draw than Kim? How many circles did they draw in all?


Peter, Joe, and Fran each have an equal number of pattern blocks. There are 18 pattern blocks altogether. How many pattern blocks does Fran have?


Tamra saw 10 cheetahs at the zoo. She saw 8 more leopards than cheetahs. How many leopards did she see?


Willie saw 11 monkeys at the zoo. He saw 4 fewer monkeys than

tigers. How many tigers did he see at the zoo?

Problem of the day #131

Peter has 6 more red pencils than blue pencils. He has 8 blue pencils.

How many red pencils does he have?


Peter has 8 more green crayons than yellow crayons. Peter has 10

green crayons. How many yellow crayons does Peter have?


There are 8 eggs in the carton. The carton can hold 12 eggs. How many more eggs will fit in the carton?


Ben played 9 songs on his banjo. Lee played 3 more songs than Ben. How many songs did Lee play?


Braydon hopped on one leg 15 times in a row. Kim hopped 4 fewer times than Braydon. How many times did Kim hop on one leg?


Nancy cut a square brownie into fourths. Draw a picture of the brownie.

Nancy gave away 3 parts of the brownie. How many pieces does she have left?


Shanika went down the slide 15 times. She went down 3 more times than Fran. How many times did Fran go down the slide?


Susan is buying balloons for a party. She is setting up 4 tables for

the party. Susan wants to put 4 balloons at each table. How many balloons will she need to buy?


Darnel walked 7 minutes to Lee’s house. Then he walked to the park.

Darnel walked for a total of 18 minutes. How many minutes did he walk to get to the park?


Ben is a clock collector. He has 8 digital clocks and 5 analog clocks. How many clocks does Ben have altogether?

How many more digital clocks does Ben have than analog clocks?


Tamra has 7 digital clocks in her house and only 2 analog clocks. How many fewer analog clocks does Tamra have than digital clocks?

How many clocks does Tamra have altogether?


Darnel walked for 10 minutes to get to Kiana’s house. The next day, Kiana took a shortcut and walked to Darnel’s house in 8 minutes. How much shorter in time was Kiana’s walk?


Anton caught 7 fewer fireflies than Julio. Julio caught 10 fireflies. How many fireflies did Anton catch?


Darnel has 13 baseball cards. He has 4 fewer cards than Willie. How many baseball cards does Willie have?


Tony is reading a book with 16 pages. Maria is reading a book with 10 pages. How much longer is Tony’s book?


Shanika built a block tower using 14 blocks. Tamra built a tower by using 5 more blocks than Shanika. How many blocks did Tamra use to build her tower?


Lee read 16 pages in his book. Kim read 4 fewer pages in her book. How many pages did Kim read?


Bella spilled some pencils on the carpet Geno came over to help her

pick them up. Geno found 15 pencils under the desk and Bella found 9 by the door. How many pencils did they find altogether?


Alex had 20 marbles in his hand. He hid his hands behind his back and put some marbles in one hand

and some in the other. How many marbles might be in each hand?


Kira was making a necklace with a total of 50 beads on it. She put 20 red beads on so far. How many more beads does she need to add to finish the necklace?


Tanya saw 70 books on the shelf in the library. She borrowed some books off of the shelf, and now there are 50 books left on the shelf. How many books did she get at the library?


Beth went apple picking. She picked 37 apples and put them in her basket. 4 more apples fell out of the tree right into her basket! How many apples does she have in her basket now?


Joshua and Rebecca were eating raisins. Joshua had 17 and took 5 more from the box. Rebecca had 19 raisins and took 5 more from the box. Who had the greater number of raisins, Joshua or Rebecca? How many raisins did they each have?


Jordan is holding a container with 52 pencils. His teacher gives him 30 more pencils for the container. How many pencils will be in the container?


Lucas has 60 pencils for school. He lends 40 of them to his friends. How many pencils does Lucas have left?


Shanika saw 25 pigeons on the roof. Some more pigeons flew onto the roof. She then counted 32 pigeons. How many pigeons flew onto the roof?


80 beads spilled on the floor. Ava picks up 50 beads. How many beads are still on the floor?


Ms. Edwards spilled 90 beads on the floor today. Cody picked up 20

of the beads. How many beads are still left on the floor?


Michael plants 24 flowers in the morning. He then plants 30 flowers in the afternoon. How many flowers did he plant?


A tree lost 57 leaves one day and 4 leaves the next day. How many leaves did the tree lose at the end of the two days?

Problem of the Day #161A squirrel found 8 nuts in the morning, 5 nuts in the afternoon, and 2 nuts in the evening. How many nuts did the squirrel collect in all?

The next day, the squirrel found 3 more nuts in the morning, I more in the afternoon, and 1 more in the evening. How many nuts did he collect over the two days?


Some ducks were in a pond. 4 baby ducks joined them. Now there are 12 ducks in the pond. How many ducks were in the pond at first?


Some frogs were in the pond. Three jumped out and now there are 15 frogs in the pond. How many frogs were in the pond at the first?


Some dogs were playing at the park. Four more dogs came to the park. Then there were 16 dogs. How many dogs were playing at the park at the start?


Mark’s soccer team has 13 players. Mark has two fewer players on his

team than Rose’s team. How many players are on Rose’s team?


After dinner, Darnel washed 15 spoons. He washed 9 more spoons than forks. How many forks did Darnel wash?


Nine letters came in the mail on Monday. Some more letters were delivered on Tuesday. Then there were 13 letters. How many letters were delivered on Tuesday?


Ben and Tammy found a total of 18 seeds in their watermelon slices. Ben found 7 seeds in his slice. How many seeds did Tammy find?


Some children were playing on the playground. Eight children came to join, and now there are 14 children. How many children were on the playground in the beginning?


Willie walked for 7 minutes. Peter walked for 14 minutes. How much shorter in time was Willie’s walk?


Amy saw 12 ants walking in a row. Fran saw 6 more ants than Amy. How many ants did Fran see?


Shanika has 13 cents in her front pocket. She has 8 fewer cents in

her back pocket. How many cents does Shanika have in her back pocket?

How many cents does Shanika have in all?


David answered 30 problems on his math test today. He was proud because he answered 20 more

problems today than he did on the first day of school. How many problems did David answer on the first day of school?


In October, Nancy’s best score on the math test was 15 problems. Today, she correctly answered 10 more problems than she did in

October. What was Nancy’s score today?


Sally found 15 seashells at the beach. She has 3 pails. If she puts the same number of seashells into each pail, how many seashells would be inside each pail?


Marcus had 16 pieces of candy. He decided to give some to his mother and keep some for himself. How many pieces might he give to his mother? How many pieces would he keep for himself? Did Marcus share equally?


Sammi had 13 bunnies. One of them had babies. Now, Sammi has 18 bunnies. How many babies were born?


John had some fish in his fish tank. Sadly, 3 fish died. Now John has 14 fish left. How many fish did John have to start with?


Katie and Cody went to the swimming pool. Katie jumped off of the diving board 5 more times than Cody did. Cody jumped off 12 times. How many times did Katie jump off of the diving board?


The children were so good this week, that Ms. Edwards rewarded them with

extra recess minutes. On Monday, the kids earned 10 extra minutes. On Tuesday, they earned 20 extra minutes, and on Wednesday, they earned 15 extra minutes. How many extra recess minutes did the children earn altogether?

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