Addition or Subtraction?

Johnny has 8 basketballs. 3 of his basketballs pop. He throws them away. How many basketballs does Johnny have now?

There are 14 students in math class. 3 of the students go home sick. How many students are left in class?

There were 10 comic books in the bookstore. If 6 of the comic books were sold, how many comic books remain?

It’s Halloween. Juan has 15 pumpkins on his doorstep. He gives away 4 pumpkins. How many pumpkins does he have now?

Ginny likes legos. She has 3 lego sets. One day Ginny has a birthday party. She gets 3 lego sets. How many lego sets does Ginny have in all?

Charlie has 3 plushies and Johnny has 7. How many plushies do they have altogether?

Emil is at the beach. He builds 9 sand castles. 5 sand castles are washed away by the ocean. How many sand castles are left?

Josie has 15 colored pencils. Her baby brother breaks 7 of her colored pencils. How many colored pencils remain?

I read 10 pages of my English book yesterday. Today, I read 4 pages. What is the total number of pages that I read?

Lino picked up 5 shells at the seashore in the morning and 6 shells in the afternoon. How many shells did he pick up in all?

Josie collects buttons. She has 9 buttons in his collection. Her mom gives her 3 buttons. How many buttons does Josie have now?

Rhett went to a pet shop. He bought 4 red fish and 7 blue fish. How many fish did he buy?

14 boxes were at the post office. The mailman delivered 6 boxes to people’s homes. How many boxes were left at the post office?

Charlie has 11 cupcakes. Charlie shares 4 cupcakes with his friends. How many cupcakes does Charlie have left?

There are 3 birds on the fence. Eight more birds land on the fence. How many birds are on the fence now?

James ate 9 carrot sticks before dinner and 6 more after dinner. How many carrot sticks did he eat in total?

Someone baked sweets. 13 brownies were in the fridge. Johnny eats 9 brownies. How many brownies are left?

Mia likes to paint her nails. She has 4 bottles of nail polish. Her cousin gives her 8 more bottles of nail polish. How many bottles does Mia have now?

Mike's cat had 8 kittens. Mike gave 3 kittens to his friends. How many kittens does he have now?

Ginny has a garden with 13 daisies. Bugs come and eat the flowers. 6 daisies die. How many daisies are still alive?

Gino has 12 popsicle sticks. I have 2 popsicle sticks. What is the sum of our popsicle sticks?

Linda has 6 candies. Chloe has 8 candies. How many candies do they have in all?

At a cafe, there were 10 mugs. One day, a waiter dropped a tray of dishes. He broke 8 mugs. How many mugs were there now?

Lucy went to the grocery store. She bought 8 packs of chocolate cookies and 4 packs of strawberry cookies. How many packs of cookies did Lucy buy in all?