Math Word Problems PDF

**Addition** * **Combining Groups:** * "There are 5 red apples and 3 green apples in a basket. How many apples are there in total?" * "Sarah has 8 marbles. Her friend gives her 4 more marbles. How many marbles does Sarah have now?" * **Joining Sets:** * "A school bus has 20 children i...

**Addition** * **Combining Groups:** * "There are 5 red apples and 3 green apples in a basket. How many apples are there in total?" * "Sarah has 8 marbles. Her friend gives her 4 more marbles. How many marbles does Sarah have now?" * **Joining Sets:** * "A school bus has 20 children in the morning. At the next stop, 12 more children get on. How many children are on the bus now?" * "In a zoo, there are 15 lions and 18 tigers. How many big cats are there in total?" **Subtraction** * **Taking Away:** * "Tom had 10 cookies. He ate 3 cookies. How many cookies does he have left?" * "There were 12 birds on a tree. 5 birds flew away. How many birds are still on the tree?" * **Finding the Difference:** * "John has 8 stickers. Mary has 5 stickers. How many more stickers does John have than Mary?" * "A rope is 20 meters long. Another rope is 15 meters long. How much longer is the first rope?" **Multiplication** * **Equal Groups:** * "There are 4 bags of apples. Each bag has 3 apples. How many apples are there in total?" * "A teacher has 5 boxes of crayons. Each box has 8 crayons. How many crayons does the teacher have in total?" * **Arrays:** * "There are 3 rows of chairs. Each row has 6 chairs. How many chairs are there in total?" * "A chocolate bar has 4 rows of 5 squares. How many squares are there in the chocolate bar?" **Division** * **Sharing Equally:** * "12 cookies are shared equally among 4 children. How many cookies does each child get?" * "There are 20 toys. They need to be put into 5 boxes equally. How many toys will go in each box?" * **Grouping:** * "There are 15 flowers. You want to make bouquets with 3 flowers in each bouquet. How many bouquets can you make?" * "A teacher has 24 pencils. She wants to give 3 pencils to each student. How many students can she give pencils to?" **Tips for Kids** * **Use Visual Aids:** Draw pictures, use manipulatives (like counters or blocks) to help visualize the problem. * **Act it Out:** Act out the story to better understand the situation. * **Read Carefully:** Encourage kids to read the problem slowly and carefully to identify the key information. * **Choose the Right Operation:** Help them understand which operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division) is needed to solve the problem. * **Check Their Work:** After solving the problem, have them check their answer to make sure it makes sense. I hope these examples help! Let me know if you'd like more word problems or have any other questions.