Reading Challenge Story Problems
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Add and subtract to solve stories about pages, books, and reading stickers.
One-step reading stories
Read each story. Add or subtract to solve.
1.
Priya read 38 pages of her book on Saturday. On Sunday she read 26 pages. How many pages did she read over the weekend?
pages
2.
The class library had 91 books on the shelf. Students checked out 47 books. How many books are still on the shelf?
books
3.
There are 75 books in the reading corner. 48 of them are picture books. The rest are chapter books. How many chapter books are there?
chapter books
4.
Leo had 60 bookmarks. He gave some bookmarks to his classmates. Now he has 24 bookmarks left. How many bookmarks did he give away?
bookmarks
5.
Hana read 52 pages this week. That is 19 more pages than Felipe read. How many pages did Felipe read?
6.
Ms. Brooks's class read 45 books. That is 29 fewer books than Mr. Diaz's class read. How many books did Mr. Diaz's class read?
books
Stories and number sentences
The box stands for the number you do not know. Choose the number sentence that matches each story, or solve.
7.
Ella had some reading stickers. She gave 16 stickers to her brother. Now she has 30 stickers. Which number sentence matches the story?
8.
The second graders read 64 books. The first graders read 20 fewer books than the second graders. Which number sentence tells how many books the first graders read?
9.
Some students signed up for the reading challenge on Monday. On Tuesday, 18 more students signed up. Now 61 students have signed up. How many students signed up on Monday?
□ + 18 = 61
□ = students
Two-step reading stories
These stories have two steps. Solve the first step. Then use that answer to solve the second step.
10.
Nora read 24 pages on Monday and 31 pages on Tuesday. Her goal is to read 100 pages. How many more pages does she need to read to reach her goal?
more pages
11.
The library cart had 63 books. Mr. Chen took 28 books off the cart. Then he put 15 new books on the cart. How many books are on the cart now?
books
12.
Sam read 17 books in the fall. In the spring, he read 8 more books than he read in the fall.
How many books did Sam read in the spring? books
How many books did Sam read in the fall and spring in all? books
13.
Grace has 46 reading stickers. She earns 27 more stickers. Then she uses 48 stickers to decorate a poster. How many stickers does she have now?
14.
Diego says, "I read 35 pages. Mia read 12 more pages than I did. So Mia read 23 pages." Is Diego right? Explain how you know.