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?
Problem of the Day #2
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?
Problem of the Day #3
Adam has 6 apples. Betty gave him 4
more apples. How many apples does
Adam have now?
Problem of the Day #5
Cody has 9 pencils. He gave 3 pencils
to David. How many pencils does Cody
have left?
Problem of the Day #5
Amy has 2 red skittles and 7 green
skittles. How many skittles does Amy
have?
Problem of the Day #6
Karen has 10 bears. How many could
be blue and how many could be yellow?
Problem of the Day #7
Sam has 8 toy cars. Sam gave Ben 2
of his toy cars. How many toy cars
does Sam have now?
Problem of the Day #8
Kate has 5 cookies. Mom gave Kate
some more cookies. Now Kate has 8
cookies. How many cookies did Mom
give Kate?
Problem of the Day #9
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?
Problem of the Day #10
Mary has 7 stickers. Mary gave some
to Anna. Now Mary has 3 left. How
many stickers did Mary give to Anna?
Problem of the Day #11
There are 8 children in the after
school cooking club. How many boys
and how many girls might be in the
class?
Problem of the Day #12
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?
Problem of the Day #13
Liz plays at the park with 6 girls and 6
boys. How many kids does Liz play
with at the park?
Problem of the Day #14
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?
Problem of the Day #15
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?
Problem of the Day #16
Denise has 7 m&m’s. 5 are red and the
rest are green. How many green
m&m’s does Denise have?
Problem of the Day #17
Amy has 6 pets. 2 are dogs and the
rest are cats. How many cats does
Amy have?
Problem of the Day #18
Jack has 9 balls. 6 are footballs and
the rest are baseballs. How many
baseballs does Jack have?
Problem of the Day #19
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.
Problem of the Day #20
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?
Problem of the Day #21
There were 13 hot dogs on the grill. 5
finish cooking and are removed. How
many hotdogs remain on the grill?
Problem of the Day #22
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?
Problem of the Day #23
Emma has 15 apples. Emma gave some
apples to Fred. Now Emma has 10
apples. How many apples did Emma
give to Fred?
Problem of the Day #24
Matt had 9 erasers. Penny gave him 5
more erasers. How many erasers does
Matt have now?
Problem of the Day #25
Alex had 12 bottles of glue. He gave 6
bottles to Ruby. How many bottles of
glue does Alex have left?
Problem of the Day #26
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?
Problem of the Day #27
Bella has 2 bags of apples. If each bag
has 3 apples, how many apples does
Bella have?
Problem of the Day #28
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.
Problem of the Day #29
There were 11 kites flying in the park.
3 got caught in the trees. How many
kites were still flying?
Problem of the Day #30
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?
Problem of the Day #31
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?
Problem of the Day #32
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?
Problem of the Day #33
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?
Problem of the Day #34
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?
Problem of the Day #36
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
Problem of the Day #37
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?
Problem of the Day #38
Brayden received 9 stickers at school.
He received 5 stickers in the morning.
How many stickers did he receive in
the afternoon?
Problem of the Day #39
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 #40
Our 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?
Problem of the Day #41
There are 12 swings on the
playground, and 7 students are using
the swings. How many swings are
empty?
Problem of the Day #42
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?
Problem of the Day #43
Marcus has 11 strawberries. Six of
them are small and the rest are big.
How many strawberries are big?
Problem of the Day #44
Ava saw 3 spider webs. There were 2
spiders in each web. How many spiders
were there in all?
Problem of the Day #45
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?
Problem of the Day #46
Freddie has 12 action figures in his
pocket. 9 of them are good guys. How
many of his action figures are bad
guys?
Problem of the Day #47
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?
Problem of the Day #48
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?
Problem of the Day #49
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?
Problem of the Day #50
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?
Problem of the Day #51
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?
Problem of the Day #52
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?
Problem of the Day #53
There were 14 items on the table to
measure. I already measured 5 of
them. How many more items are there
to measure?
Problem of the Day #54
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?
Problem of the Day #55
There are 6 children on the swings
and 9 children playing tag. How many
children are playing on the
playground?
Problem of the Day #56
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?
Problem of the Day #57
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?
Problem of the Day #58
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 #59
Kingston’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.
Problem of the Day #60
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?
Problem of the Day #61
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?
Problem of the Day #62
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?
Problem of the Day #63
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?
Problem of the Day #64
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?
Problem of the Day #65
There were 16 pilgrims. How many
could spend the day fishing, and how
many could spend the day hunting?
Problem of the Day #66
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 #67
Carla, 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?
Problem of the Day #68
Imran has 8 crayons in his pencil box
and 7 crayons in his desk. How many
crayons does Imran have in total?
Problem of the Day #69
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?
Problem of the Day #70
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?
Problem of the Day #71
Yesterday, I saw 11 birds on a branch.
Then, 3 birds joined them on the
branch. How many birds were on the
branch then?
Problem of the Day #72
There are 16 reading mats in the
classroom. If 9 reading mats are
being used, how many reading mats
are still available?
Problem of the Day #73
Santa has 8 reindeer pulling his sleigh.
If each reindeer has 2 bells on their
harness, how many bells are there in
all?
Problem of the Day #74
Sally has 2 more presents under the
tree than Billy does. Billy has 5
presents. How many presents does
Sally have?
Problem of the Day #75
Larry has 4 more candy canes than
Fred does. Fred has 6 candy canes.
How many candy canes does Larry
have?
Problem of the Day #76
16 strawberries are in a basket for
Peter and Julio. Peter ate 8 of them.
How many are there for Julio to eat?
Problem of the Day #77
Rose drew 7 pictures, and Will drew 11
pictures. How many pictures did they
draw together.
Problem of the Day #78
Ami has some goldfish. Tamra has 14
Beta fish. Tamra and Emi have 19 fish
in all. How many goldfish does Emi
have?
Problem of the Day #79
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?
Problem of the Day #80
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?
Problem of the Day #81
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?
Problem of the Day #82
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?
Problem of the Day #83
Rudolph has 4 carrots. Dasher has 5
carrots, and Comet has 6 carrots. How
many carrots do they have in all?
Problem of the Day #84
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?
Problem of the Day #85
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?
Problem of the Day #86
Ben and Peter caught 17 tadpoles.
They gave some to Anton. They have 4
tadpoles left. How many tadpoles did
they give to Anton?
Problem of the Day #87
A dog hides 11 bones behind his
doghouse. Later, his owner gives him 5
bones. How many bones does the dog
have?
Problem of the Day #88
A chipmunk hides 11 acorns under a
tree. Later, he gives 5 acorns to his
friend. How many acorns does the
chipmunk have left?
Problem of the Day #89
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?
Problem of the Day #90
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?
Problem of the Day #91
We built three snowmen in our yard.
Each snowman had 3 buttons. How
many buttons did we use?
Problem of the Day #92
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?
Problem of the Day #93
Katie, Cody, and Ava are enjoying cups
of hot chocolate. They have 12
marshmallows to share equally. How
many marshmallows will each child
get?
Problem of the Day #94
Ted has 4 boxes of 10 pencils. How
many pencils does he have altogether?
Problem of the Day #95
Anton picked 25 strawberries. He
picked some more strawberries. Then
he had 35 strawberries. How many
strawberries did Anton pick?
Problem of the Day #96
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?
Problem of the Day #97
Jenny wants to make her train of 8
linking cubes into a train of 17 cubes.
How many more cubes does Jenny
need?
Problem of the Day #98
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?
Problem of the Day #99
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?
Problem of the Day #100
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?
Problem of the Day #101
Benny has 4 dimes. Marcus has 4
pennies. Benny said, “We have the
same amount of money!” Is he
correct?
Problem of the Day #102
Anton picked 32 green beans. He
picked some more green beans. Then
he had 52 green beans. How many
blueberries did Anton pick?
Problem of the Day #103
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.
Problem of the Day #104
Sharon has 3 dimes and 1 penny.
Mia has 1 dime and 3 pennies.
Whose amount of money has a greater
value?
Problem of the Day #105
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?
Problem of the Day #106
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?
Problem of the Day #107
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?
Problem of the Day #108
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?
Problem of the Day #109
83 beads spill on the floor. Alyza
picks up 20 beads. How many beads
are still on the floor?
Problem of the Day #110
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?
Problem of the Day #111
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?
Problem of the Day #112
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?
Problem of the Day #113
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?
Problem of the Day #114
Fran had 8 lizards. Anton gave some
more lizards to Fran. Fran now has 13
lizards. How many lizards did Anton
give Fran?
Problem of the Day #115
Ben sharpened 5 pencils. He has 8
more unsharpened pencils than
sharpened pencils. How many
unsharpened pencils does Ben have?
Problem of the Day #116
Nikil has 23 toy cars.
Willie has 8 toy cars.
When Nikil and Willie play, how many
toy cars do they have?
Problem of the Day #117
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 #118
Julio 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?
Problem of the Day #119
There are 12 chairs at the lunch table
and 15 students. How many more
chairs are needed so that every
student has a chair?
Problem of the Day #120
There are 20 students in class. 9
students put away their backpacks.
How many more students still need to
put away their backpacks?
Problem of the Day #121
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?
Problem of the Day #122
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?
Problem of the Day #123
Rose saw 14 monkeys at the zoo. She
saw 5 fewer monkeys than foxes. How
many foxes did Rose see?
Problem of the Day #124
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?
Problem of the Day #125
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?
Problem of the Day #126
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?
Problem of the Day #127
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?
Problem of the Day #128
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?
Problem of the Day #129
Tamra saw 10 cheetahs at the zoo.
She saw 8 more leopards than
cheetahs. How many leopards did she
see?
Problem of the Day #130
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?
Problem of the Day #132
Peter has 8 more green crayons than
yellow crayons. Peter has 10 green
crayons. How many yellow crayons
does Peter have?
Problem of the Day #133
There are 8 eggs in the carton. The
carton can hold 12 eggs. How many
more eggs will fit in the carton?
Problem of the Day #134
Ben played 9 songs on his banjo. Lee
played 3 more songs than Ben. How
many songs did Lee play?
Problem of the Day #135
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?
Problem of the Day #136
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?
Problem of the Day #137
Shanika went down the slide 15 times.
She went down 3 more times than
Fran. How many times did Fran go
down the slide?
Problem of the Day #138
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?
Problem of the Day #139
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?
Problem of the Day #140
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?
Problem of the Day #141
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?
Problem of the Day #142
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?
Problem of the Day #143
Anton caught 7 fewer fireflies than
Julio. Julio caught 10 fireflies. How
many fireflies did Anton catch?
Problem of the Day #144
Darnel has 13 baseball cards. He has 4
fewer cards than Willie. How many
baseball cards does Willie have?
Problem of the Day #145
Tony is reading a book with 16 pages.
Maria is reading a book with 10 pages.
How much longer is Tony’s book?
Problem of the Day #146
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?
Problem of the Day #147
Lee read 16 pages in his book. Kim
read 4 fewer pages in her book. How
many pages did Kim read?
Problem of the Day #148
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?
Problem of the Day #149
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?
Problem of the Day #150
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?
Problem of the Day #151
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?
Problem of the Day #152
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?
Problem of the Day #153
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?
Problem of the Day #154
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?
Problem of the Day #155
Lucas has 60 pencils for school. He
lends 40 of them to his friends. How
many pencils does Lucas have left?
Problem of the Day #156
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?
Problem of the Day #157
80 beads spilled on the floor. Ava
picks up 50 beads. How many beads
are still on the floor?
Problem of the Day #158
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?
Problem of the Day #159
Michael plants 24 flowers in the
morning. He then plants 30 flowers in
the afternoon. How many flowers did
he plant?
Problem of the Day #160
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 #161
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, I more in the afternoon,
and 1 more in the evening. How many nuts
did he collect over the two days?
Problem of the Day #162
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?
Problem of the Day #163
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?
Problem of the Day #164
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?
Problem of the Day #165
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?
Problem of the Day #166
After dinner, Darnel washed 15
spoons. He washed 9 more spoons than
forks. How many forks did Darnel
wash?
Problem of the Day #167
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?
Problem of the Day #168
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?
Problem of the Day #169
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?
Problem of the Day #170
Willie walked for 7 minutes. Peter
walked for 14 minutes. How much
shorter in time was Willie’s walk?
Problem of the Day #171
Amy saw 12 ants walking in a row. Fran
saw 6 more ants than Amy. How many
ants did Fran see?
Problem of the Day #172
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?
Problem of the Day #173
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?
Problem of the Day #174
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?
Problem of the Day #175
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?
Problem of the Day #176
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?
Problem of the Day #177
Sammi had 13 bunnies. One of them
had babies. Now, Sammi has 18
bunnies. How many babies were born?
Problem of the Day #178
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?
Problem of the Day #179
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?
Problem of the Day #180
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?