Addition & Subtraction Word Problems

During the summer, there are 3,853 people at Carlyle Lake. During the winter, that number drops to 1,295 people. How many more people stay at Carlyle Lake in the summer than in the winter?

• 2,558 people
• 3,559 people
• 2,669 people
• 3,668 people

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

In 2016, there were 30,162 at the Super Bowl. In 2017, there were 118,364 people at the Super Bowl. What was the total number of people at both games?

• 158,526 people
• 148,435 people
• 148,526 people
• 149,637 people

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Amy has family that lives in Germany. The distance from where she lives to Germany is 431,283 miles. Arnold has family that lives in California. The distance from where he lives to California is 47,392 miles. What is the difference between these distances?

• 383,891 miles
• 493,991 miles
• 372,782 miles
• 484,891 miles

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CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NBT.B.4

The City of Centralia needs to raise money to open a new skating rink. It will cost the city $50,000 to build it. So far, they have raised $17,823. How much more money do they still need to raise? 

• $43,288
• $21,066
• $32,177
• $42,177

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Field Kindergarten Center has 138 students. Jordan School has 289 students. Schiller School has 274 students. How many students are in these three buildings altogether? 

• 738 students
• 602 students
• 612 students
• 701 students

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Lincoln School has 156 students. The Jr. High School has 592 students. How many more students does the Jr. High school have?

• 548 students
• 436 students
• 447 students
• 325 students

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The Fox Theater in St. Louis had the play "Annie" in December. On the first day, they had 245 people. On the last day, they had 379 people. How many fewer people came on the first night than on the last night?

• 134 people
• 35 people
• 145 people
• 234 people

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A pig farmer had 1,273 pigs in 2015 and 1,470 pigs in 2016. Right now, he has 47 less than what he had altogether those two years before. How many pigs does he have right now?

• 3,827 pigs
• 7,261 pigs
• 2,696 pigs
• 1,362 pigs

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The tallest mountain in China is 12,283 feet tall and the tallest mountain in Russia is 12,172 feet tall. What is the sum of these mountains?

• 24,263 feet
• 24,455 feet
• 24,483 feet
• 25,473 feet

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Joshua and Reggie collect Pokemon cards. In his collection, Joshua has 263 cards. Reggie has 52 less cards that Joshua. How many cards do they have altogether?

• 493 cards
• 474 cards
• 574 cards
• 585 cards

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8