Simple Word Problems (Addition and Subtraction)

At the zoo, 187 children see the elephants. There are 79 fewer children seeing giraffes than elephants. How many children see the giraffes?

At a concert, there are 634 children. There are 216 more adults than children. How many adults are there?

There are 120 children attending the flag ceremony. There are 35 fewer children absent than those attending. How many children are absent?

In the box, there are 246 green marbles. There are 98 more green marbles than blue marbles. How many blue marbles are there?

There are 372 chairs in the hall. There are 88 fewer chairs than tables. How many tables are there?

At Geeta School, there are 227 boys. There are 78 fewer boys than girls. How many girls are there?

At a toy shop, 653 children buy toy cars. There are 216 fewer children buying dolls than toy cars. How many children buy dolls?

At a toy shop, 453 children buy toy cars. There are 96 more children buying dolls than toy cars. How many children buy dolls?

In a school, 167 students bring pencils. There are 39 fewer students who do not bring pencils than those who bring pencils. How many students do not bring pencils?

In the classroom, there are 39 girls. There are 11 more girls than boys. How many boys are there?

A farmer has 432 ducks. He has 89 more ducks than chicken. How many chickens does he have?

At the zoo, there are 192 zebras. There are 95 more zebras than giraffes. How many giraffes are there?

At the canteen, 394 children buy fried rice. There are 48 more children buying chicken noodles than fried rice. How many children buy chicken noodles?

In the garden, there are 764 red flowers. There are 81 fewer red flowers than yellow flowers.  How many yellow flowers are there?

At the zoo, there are 205 birds. There are 47 more birds than rabbits. How many rabbits are there?

There are 576 students joining basketball. There are 237 fewer students joining volleyball than basketball. How many students are joining volleyball?

In the library, 165 students are reading story books. There are 72 more students reading knowledge books than story books. How many students are reading knowledge books?