Word Problem Practice with Goldfish
Use goldfish crackers, cheerios, or another object you have about 20 of at home to
solve these problems. Problems range from simple 1 step to more challenging 2 step
problems.
1. 3 Goldfish were swimming in a group in the pond, 2 more swam up to the group. How
many Goldfish are swimming all together?
2. 8 Goldfish were swimming in a group in the pond, 3 Goldfish swam away. How many
Goldfish are there in the group now?
3. 5 Goldfish were swimming in a group in the pond, 5 more swam up to the group. How
many Goldfish are swimming all together?
4. 10 Goldfish were swimming in the pond, 8 more swam up. How many Goldfish are
swimming all together?
5. 13 Goldfish were swimming in a group in the pond, 7 Goldfish swam away. How many
Goldfish are there in the group now?
6. 12 Goldfish were swimming in a group in the pond, 7 Goldfish swam away. How many
Goldfish are there in the group now?
7. There were 15 Goldfish swimming in the pond. Some swam away. Now there are 9
left in the pond. How many swam away?
8. I have 19 Goldfish. My brother has 12 fewer goldfish than me. How many Goldfish
does my brother have?
9. There were some Goldfish swimming in a pond. 10 Swam in the pond. Now there are
16 Goldfish in the pond. How many Goldfish were in the pond at the start?
10. There were 20 Goldfish swimming in pond. Some swam away. Now there are 15
swimming in the pond. How many swam away?
Answers:
1. 5 goldfish
2. 5 goldfish
3. 10 goldfish
4. 18 goldfish
7. 6 goldfish
8. 7 goldfish
9. 6 goldfish
10. 5 goldfish
5. 20 goldfish
6. 19 goldfish