How I solved maths word problems

I had 45 apples and I shared them with 5 people. How many did each person get?455=9

I had 16 lollies and I gave 7 to Zepplin. How many do I have left?16-7=9

I had 15 presents and I bought 5 more. How many do I have altogether?15+5=20

Alisha has 2 cats and Sulia took 1 away. How many does Alisha have now?2-1=1

Hinemoa has 6 cats and Lorenzo has 7 dogs . How many animals do they have altogether?6+7=13

Texas had 20 apples and he shared them with Oscar. How many did each boy get?202=10

I had 30 lollies and I shred them with  Kruse and Leroy. How many we each get?303=10

Kruse had 16 lollies and Leon stole 7. How many lollies does Kruse have left.16-7=9

Mr Ken had 13 children in his class and Mr Wong had 15 children. How many children were there altogether?13+15=28

I have forty dollars and my dad gave me fifty dollars. My mum gave me another ten dollars. How much money do I now have altogether.40+50+10=100

I had fifteen dollars  and I lost seven dollars at the park. How much money do I have left.15-7=8


I can solve maths word problems by looking for the important information. The blue words tell me which operation to use. The red words are also important.