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Addition word problems
Grade 1–2
Solve addition word problems by combining amounts
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Choosing the operation
Which of +, −, ×, and ÷ the story is asking for — one at a time first, then mixed and multi-step.- Addition word problems
Print 7 friends + 4 more = __ - Subtraction word problems
Print 18 − 5 = __ left - Multiplication word problems
Print 3 shelves × 8 = __ - Division word problems
Print 24 shared by 3 = __ - Division word problems with remainders
Print 25 shared by 4 = __ r __ - Mixed word problems
Print + − × ÷ in a story - Two-step word problems
Print 6 × 7, then + 11 = __ - Three-step word problems
Print three steps, one answer - Word problems with extra information
Print has 12, gives 5, is 8 → __
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By topic
The same read-and-solve, applied to fractions, money, rates, ratios, geometry, and data.- Length word problems
Print a 34-inch ribbon, 12 inches cut off - Fraction word problems
Print 3/8 − 2/8 = __ - Unlike denominator word problems
Print 2/3 − 1/12 = __ - Multiplying and dividing fraction word problems
Print 5/6 × 1/4 = __ - Decimal word problems
Print $2.75 + $2.25 = __ - Mass and capacity word problems
Print 677 − 611 = __ mL - Geometry word problems
Print a rug 4 m by 11 m - Averages word problems
Print mean of 4 scores = __ - Median, mode, and range word problems
Print median of the set = __ - Probability word problems
Print P(red) = __ - Compound probability word problems
Print 1/2 × 1/2 = __ - Ratio and proportion word problems
Print share 20 in 3 : 1 = __ - Speed, distance and time word problems
Print 60 km at 30 km/h = __ h - Work and pipes word problems
Print 6 h and 12 h together = __ - Equation word problems
Print x + 12 = 27 - Two-step equation word problems
Print 12x + 13 = 85 - Positive and negative number word problems
Print 5 − 17 = __ - Age word problems
Print Ana is 3 times as old - Consecutive number word problems
Print three in a row add to 48 - Value word problems (coins and notes)
Print 12 coins worth $ __ - Mixture word problems
Print $3 and $5 nuts → $ __ - Systems of equations word problems
Print x + y = 30, x − y = 6 - Quadratic equation word problems
Print x(x + 4) = 96
A simple way through word problems
The difficulty of a good word problem should live in the reasoning, not the calculation. That is the principle behind every sheet here: numbers stay small and are written as numerals a child can lift straight off the page, so what makes a problem harder is a trickier situation — an unknown in an unusual place, a comparison, a second step — rather than bigger numbers. A child stuck on a word problem is almost never stuck on the adding; they are stuck on what the story is asking.
Why this order works
The skills build in a deliberate order. Addition and subtraction stories come first, then multiplication and division as equal groups shared or grouped, then mixed pages where the child has to choose the operation instead of being told it. Two-step problems are the real jump — the answer to the first calculation is not the answer to the question — and fraction word problems apply all of this to recipes, ribbon, and shared pizza once a child can compute with fractions.