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?