Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

After two games of the 5th grade basketball season, the team has a 1 win, 1 loss record. In their win, the team scored 56 points. For their loss, they scored 27 points. How many more points did the team score in their first game than their second game? 

• 19 points
• 39 points
• 29 points 
• 49 points 

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The warmest day of this year was 105 degrees. The coldest day of the year was 18 degrees. What is the difference between the warmest and coldest days of the year? 

• 97 degress
• 77 degrees
• 123 degrees
• 87 degrees 

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

A zoo has two new baby giraffes. The younger baby giraffe is a boy. The older baby giraffe is a girl. The girl giraffe 625 lbs. The boy giraffe weighs about 580 lbs. How much do the two giraffes weigh? 

• 1,105 lbs
• 3,155 lbs 
• 1,385 lbs
• 1,205 lbs

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

My little brother is trying to figure out how many days are in winter. December has 11 days, January has 31 days, February has 28 days, and March has 21 days of winter. How many total days are there in winter? 

• 90 Days 
• 100 Days 
• 91 Days 
• 190 Days 

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

An airline pilot wants to measure how many miles they fly in a day. The pilot will make three trips in a day. The first trip is 675 miles. The second trip is 680 miles. The last trip will be 685 miles. How many total miles will the pilot fly that particular day? 

• 1,040 Miles
• 2,040 Miles 
• 2,240 Miles
• 2,480 Miles

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

There was a former professional wrestler named The Sheik. The Sheik would wrestle two matches a night. His first match, The Sheik would wear a mask. The second match he would wrestle the main event as The Sheik. His first match would go 17 minutes. The Sheik's second match would go 35 minutes. How much longer was The Sheik's second match than his first match? 

• 18 minutes
• 17 minutes
• 8 minutes
• 7 minutes

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A fifth grader has 75 Pokemon cards. He lets his friend borrow 8 cards. Then he lets his other friend borrow 4 cards. How many cards does the fifth grader have after he lets his friends borrow some cards? 

• 52 cards
• 71 cards 
• 67 cards
• 63 cards 

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Nebraska is about 464 Miles. Iowa is about 289 miles. How many miles are each state together? 

• 703 Miles
• 853 Miles
• 753 Miles
• 773 Miles 

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

CCSS.4.MD.A.2

CCSS.4.NBT.B.4

A puppy has now grown to its full adult size. The puppy weighed 8 lbs when it was born. Now the adult dog weighs 92 lbs. How much did the dog grow in its life? 

• 100 lbs
• 84 lbs
• 74 lbs
• 64 lbs 

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A volleyball player wants to end the season on a good note. In her last three games, the volleyball player recorded how many spikes they would get. In the first game, she had 12 spikes. In the second game, she had a better game and had 18 spikes. Then in her last game, again she had 18 spikes. How many spikes did she get in her last three games? 

• 38 Spikes
• 50 Spikes
• 46 Spikes
• 48 Spikes 

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8