Mix-Freeze Group

Math Problem Solving

Challenge

Megann had some books. She bought 3 more. She then had 5. How many books did Megann start with?

2 books

Aleina collected twenty flowers from the garden. She put five flowers in each basket. How many baskets does she have?

4 baskets

There are 3 children playing on the playground. How many feet are there?

6 feet

Kyle has 12 pieces of candy. Devyn has 9 pieces of candy. How many more pieces of candy does Kyle have than Devyn?

3 pieces of candy

Claire’s cousin has 3 dolls.  Claire has 2 more dolls than her cousin.  How many dolls does Claire have?

5 dolls

Jannelle has 6 apples. She has 2 more apples than Abie. How many apples does Abie have?

4 apples

A hungry hummingbird sucked nectar from 2 pink flowers and 4 blue flowers. How many flowers did the hummingbird get nectar from?

6 flowers

Izzy has 8 pencils.  5 pencils are yellow.  The rest of the pencils are blue.  How many of Izzy's pencils are blue?

3 pencils

David is having a birthday party. He invited 8 kids but some can't come. 6 kids were at the party. How many couldn't come?

2 kids

Anthony had 6 hot dogs. He gave 3 hot dogs to Timmy. How many hot dogs does he have left?

3 hotdogs

LiYan got some presents. She opened 2 of them. Now she has 3 left to open. How many presents did she get?

5 presents

Peyton had 10 toy cars. He gave some to Damian. Now he has 7 cars left. How many cars did Peyton give to Damian?

3 toy cars

Yulissa had 2 teddy bears. Her friend gave her 3 more. How many teddy bears does Yulissa have now?

5 teddy bears