Numbers 1 to 20 _ Addition & Subtraction Word Problems






40. There are 18 children in a school. 10 of them went to play. How many children are left in the school now ?(āĻāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāϤ ā§§ā§Ž āϜāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§§ā§Ļ āϜāύ āϖ⧇āϞāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻļ⧁ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)


Ans: 18 − 10 = 8


41. There were 16 biscuits on a plate. 7 of those biscuits were eaten. How many biscuits are left on the plate now ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧀āϤ ā§§ā§ŦāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϟ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§­āϟāĻž āĻ–āĻžāχ āĻĒ⧇āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧀āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϟ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 16 − 7 = 9


42. There were 20 birds on a tree. 11 of those birds flew away. How many birds are left on the tree now ? (āĻāĻœā§‹āĻĒāĻž āĻ—āĻ›āϤ ⧍ā§ĻāϟāĻž āϚ⧰āĻžāχ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§§ā§§āϟāĻž āω⧰āĻŋ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āĻ›āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϚ⧰āĻžāχ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)


Ans: 20 − 11 = 9


43. Mohan had 13 marbles. He lost 8 marbles. How many marbles are left with him ? (āĻŽā§‹āĻšāύ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ ā§§ā§ŠāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ ā§ŽāϟāĻž āĻšā§‡ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 13 − 8 = 5


44. There were 14 toys in a shop. 5 of those toys were sold. How many toys are left in the shop now ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύāϤ ā§§ā§ĒāϟāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§ĢāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)


Ans: 14 − 5 = 9


45. There were 17 passengers in a bus. 8 of them got down. How many passengers are there in the bus now ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āϤ ā§§ā§­ āϜāύ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§Ž āϜāύ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 17 − 8 = 9


46. There were 19 mangoes on a tree. 11 of those mangoes fell down. How many mangoes are left on the tree ? (āĻāĻœā§‹āĻĒāĻž āφāĻŽāĻ—āĻ›āϤ ⧧⧝āϟāĻž āφāĻŽ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§§ā§§āϟāĻž āφāĻŽ āϏ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āĻ›āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āφāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 19 − 11 = 8


47. There were 14 pens in a shop. 6 of those pens were sold. How many pens are left in the shop now ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύāϤ ā§§ā§ĒāϟāĻž āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§ŦāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°ā§€ āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻ•āϞāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 14 − 6 = 8


48. There were 18 apples in a box. 10 of those apples were eaten. How many apples are left in the box now ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāϤ ā§§ā§ŽāϟāĻž āφāĻĒ⧇āϞ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§§ā§ĻāϟāĻž āĻ–āĻžāχ āĻĒ⧇āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āφāĻĒ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 18 - 10 = 8


49. There were 16 hens on a farm. 7 of those hens were sold. How many hens are left on the farm now ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĢāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāϤ ā§§ā§ŦāϟāĻž āϕ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻž āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§­āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§ā§°ā§€ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĢāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϕ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻž āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 16 − 7 = 9











50.There were 17 apples in a basket. 5 of those apples were eaten. How many apples are left in the basket now ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŸā§‹āĻĒā§‹āϞāĻžāϤ ā§§ā§­āϟāĻž āφāĻĒ⧇āϞ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§ĢāϟāĻž āφāĻĒ⧇āϞ āĻ–āĻžāχ āĻĒ⧇āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŸā§‹āĻĒā§‹āϞāĻžāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āφāĻĒ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 17 − 5 = 12


51. There were 19 passengers in a bus. 8 passengers got down. How many passengers are there in the bus now ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āϤ ⧧⧝ āϜāύ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ ā§Ž āϜāύ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āύāĻžāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ—'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύ āϝāĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 19 − 8 = 11


52. There were 16 mangoes on a tree. 7 of those mangoes fell down. How many mangoes are left on the tree ? (āĻāĻœā§‹āĻĒāĻž āφāĻŽāĻ—āĻ›āϤ ā§§ā§ŦāϟāĻž āφāĻŽ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§­āϟāĻž āφāĻŽ āϏ⧰āĻŋ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ—āĻ›āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āφāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 16 − 7 = 9


53. Raju made 15 laddoos. He gave 6 laddoos to his friends. How many laddoos are left with him ? (ā§°āĻžāĻœā§ā§ąā§‡ ā§§ā§ĢāϟāĻž āϞāĻžāĻĄā§āĻĄā§ āĻŦāύāĻžāχāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āύāĻŋāϜ⧰ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁āϏāĻ•āϞāĻ• ā§ŦāϟāĻž āϞāĻžāĻĄā§āĻĄā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϞāĻžāĻĄā§āĻĄā§ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 15 − 6 = 9


54. There are 20 students in a class. 7 of them are absent. How many students are present in the class ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āϤ ⧍ā§Ļ āϜāύ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§­ āϜāύ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤ āφāϛ⧇ ?)


Ans: 20 − 7 = 13


55. There were 14 chocolates in a box. 5 of those chocolates were eaten. How many chocolates are in the box now ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāϤ ā§§ā§ĒāϟāĻž āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ā§ĢāϟāĻž āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āĻ–āĻžāχ āĻĒ⧇āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 14 − 5 = 9


56. Sunil had 18 marbles. He lost 9 marbles. How many marbles are left with him ? (āϏ⧁āύ⧀āϞ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ ā§§ā§ŽāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ ⧝āϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻšā§‡ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 18 − 9 = 9


57. There are 17 pages in a book. 9 of those pages have been read. How many pages are left to read ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒāϤ ā§§ā§­āϟāĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžā§° āĻ­āĻŋāϤ⧰āϤ ⧝āϟāĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āĻž āĻĒāĻĸāĻŧāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 17 − 9 = 8


58. There were 13 oranges in a bag. 5 oranges were taken out. How many oranges are left in the bag ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ—āϤ ā§§ā§ŠāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāϞāĻž āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ ā§ĢāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāϞāĻž āωāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāχ āĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻ—āϤ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāϞāĻž āĻŦāĻžāϕ⧀ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 13 − 5 = 8


Addition Word Problems


59. Meena has 8 toys. Her mother gave her 5 more toys. How many toys does Meena have in total now ? (āĻŽā§€āύāĻžā§° āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ ā§ŽāϟāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāχ⧰ āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϤāĻžāχāĻ• āφ⧰⧁ ā§ĢāϟāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§€āύāĻžā§° āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž āφāϛ⧇ ?)


Ans: 8 + 5 = 13


60. There are 10 boys and 9 girls in a class. How many students are there in the class in total ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āϤ ā§§ā§Ļ āϜāύ āϞ'ā§°āĻž āφ⧰⧁ ⧝ āϜāύ āĻ›ā§‹ā§ąāĻžāϞ⧀ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻŖā§€āĻŸā§‹āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϜāύ āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°-āĻ›āĻžāĻ¤ā§ā§°ā§€ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 10 + 9 = 19


61. Ganesh solved 5 questions today and 10 questions yesterday. How many questions did he solve in total ? (āĻ—āϪ⧇āĻļ⧇ āφāϜāĻŋ ā§ĢāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ•āĻžāϞāĻŋ ā§§ā§ĻāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϞ⧇ ?)
Ans: 5 + 10 = 15


62. There are 9 lemons and 7 oranges in a basket. How many fruits are there in the basket in total ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŸā§‹āĻĒā§‹āϞāĻžāϤ ⧝āϟāĻž āύ⧇āĻŽā§ āφ⧰⧁ ā§­āϟāĻž āĻ•āĻŽāϞāĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻŸā§‹āĻĒā§‹āϞāĻžāĻŸā§‹āϤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĢāϞ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 9 + 7 = 16


63. Rahul had 15 marbles. He won 5 more marbles. How many marbles does he have in total now ? (ā§°āĻžāĻšā§āϞ⧰ āĻ“āϚ⧰āϤ ā§§ā§ĢāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āφ⧰⧁ ā§ĢāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āϜāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ⧰ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻŽāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāϞ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 15 + 5 = 20


64. There are 10 chocolates in a box. 9 more chocolates were added to it. How many chocolates are there in the box in total ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāϤ ā§§ā§ĻāϟāĻž āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϤ āφ⧰⧁ ⧝āϟāĻž āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāϤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϚāĻ•āϞ⧇āϟ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 10 + 9 = 19


65. There are 12 bananas and 7 apples in a basket. How many fruits are there in total ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŸā§‹āĻĒā§‹āϞāĻžāϤ ⧧⧍āϟāĻž āĻ•āϞ āφ⧰⧁ ā§­āϟāĻž āφāĻĒ⧇āϞ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĢāϞ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 12 + 7 = 19


66.There are 8 ducks and 6 hens in a farm. How many birds are there in total ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĢāĻžā§°ā§āĻŽāϤ ā§ŽāϟāĻž āĻšāĻžāρāĻš āφ⧰⧁ ā§ŦāϟāĻž āϕ⧁āϕ⧁⧰āĻž āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āϚ⧰āĻžāχ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 8 + 6 = 14


67. There were 11 biscuits on a plate. 8 more biscuits were added to it. How many biscuits are there in total now ? (āĻāĻ–āύ āĻĨāĻžāϞ⧀āϤ ā§§ā§§āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϟ āφāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϤ āφ⧰⧁ ā§ŽāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϟ āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϕ⧁āϟ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 11 + 8 = 19


68. There are 13 packets in a box. 6 more packets were added to it. What is the total number of packets now ? (āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ•āϚāϤ ā§§ā§ŠāϟāĻž āĻĒ⧇āϕ⧇āϟ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤ āϤāĻžāϤ āφ⧰⧁ ā§ŦāϟāĻž āĻĒ⧇āϕ⧇āϟ āϝ⧋āĻ— āϕ⧰āĻž āĻš'āϞāĨ¤ āĻāϤāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻŽā§āĻ  āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύāϟāĻž āĻĒ⧇āϕ⧇āϟ āφāϛ⧇ ?)
Ans: 13 + 6 = 19