Adding/Subtracting with Story Problems

Jen went to the store 433 times last year. This year she has gone to the store 627 times so far. How many more times has she gone to the store this year than last?

• 194
• 1,060
• 183

During the summer, customers buy 222 swim suits for a department store. During the rest of the year, they buy 744. How many more suits are bought during the rest of the year?

• 522
• 966
• 866

The ice cream shop sold 531 ice cream cones on Saturday and 419  on Sunday How many ice cream cones did they sell altogether? 

• 1022
• 100
• 950

Penelope cycled for 973 yards.  Molly cycled for 842 yards.  What is the difference in the distance they cycled?

• 1816
• 131
• 130

Josh has collected 728 stamps. John has collected 428 stamps. How many stamps have them collected combined?

• 1,055
• 300
• 1,156

Mark sold 15 pens, 18 crayons, and 52 markers at his fundraiser. How many crayons and markers did Mark sell?

• 85
• 70
• 67

On rainy days, Angie reads in her room. Last year, she read 755 plays and 11 novels. How many books did she read in all? 

• 8,305
• 744
• 766

A company owns two factory farms that have a total of 521 hens. There are 285 hens at the first farm. How many hens are at the second farm? 

• 806
• 234
• 236

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. She opened it up and discovered that it contained 883 diamonds and 708 rubies. How many more diamonds were in the chest compared to rubbies? 

• 1,591
• 175
• 185