Simple Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

Simple Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

I will identify clue words and utilize addition and subtraction computations to solve one step word problems.

Jack and Sofia collected cans for their school recycling drive. Jack collected 316 cans. Sofia collected 226 cans. How many cans did they collect altogether?

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How many cans did they collect altogether?

James read for 223 minutes this weekend. Lily read for 416 minutes. How many more minutes did Lily read than James?

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How many more minutes did Lily read than James?

Robert had $76. After he cleaned out the garage for his mom, he had $130. How much money did Robert earn for cleaning out the garage?

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How much money did Robert earn for cleaning out the garage?

Danny rode her bike 167 miles in June and 145 miles in July. How many more miles did she ride her bike in June than July?

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How many more miles did she ride her bike in June than July?

Cody the squirrel loves collecting nuts. He collected 683 nuts in October and 541 in November. How many nuts did Cody collect in all?

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How many nuts did Cody collect in all?

Melissa bought 2 paintings at the art gallery this weekend. The first painting cost $320. The second painting she bought cost $127. What was the total Melissa paid for both paintings?

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What was the total Melissa paid for both paintings?

The San Antonio Zoo had a 423 visitors in June. They had 688 visitors in July. How many more visitors visited the park in July than in June?

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How many more visitors visited the park in July than in June?

Adrew flew a total of 718 miles this weekend. He flew 382 miles on Saturday. He flew more miles on Sunday. How many miles did he fly on Sunday?

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How many miles did he fly on Sunday?

Kristen has the following cards in her collection:

429 Baseball cards

321 Basketball cards

500 Soccer cards

How many baseball cards and basketball cards does she have in all?

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How many baseball cards and basketball cards does she have in all?

Jessica used several pounds of flour to bake cakes for her school bake sale this week.

Monday she used 58 lbs

Tuesday she used 97 lbs

Wednesday she used 124 lbs

How many more pounds of flour did she use on Wednesday than Monday?

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How many more pounds of flour did she use on Wednesday than Monday?

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How many miles did he fly on Sunday?