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

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

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

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

The local school is collecting money to help pay for new recess equipment. The school wants to collect $2,000. If the school collects $1,455, then how much more money do they need to collect? 

• $545
• $645
• $445
• $535

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Elena read 3 chapter books in one month.

• She read a book with 217 pages on week 1.
• She read a book with 465 pages on week 2 and 3.
• She read a book with 107 pages on the 4th week.

Which is the best estimate of the number of pages Elena read these 4 weeks?

• 900

• 700

• 1,000

• 800

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Julie was playing Fruit Ninja on her tablet. On the first round she scored 225 points, on the second she got 199 points and in the third round she scored 94 points. Which of the following number sentences shows one way to estimate how many points Julie won during these 3 rounds?

• 200 + 200 + 100 = 500

• 200 + 200 + 50 = 450

• 200 + 100 + 90 = 390

• 100 + 100 + 100 =300

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Mario wants to round the numbers 815 and 651 to the nearest hundred. Which statement is true about the numbers Marion will round?

• 815 will round to 900

• both numbers will round to 700

• 651 will round to 700

• 651 will round to 650

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.1

CCSS.4.NBT.A.3

Mrs. Daigle had 21 students in her class. 2 students moved away. Then 6 new students joined the class. How many students are in Mrs. Daigle's class now?

• 17

• 27

• 25

• 18

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Nate had 300 cookies for class. He dropped 145 on his way to school. His mom brought him 123 more cookies. How many cookies does Nate have now?

• 350
• 278
• 155
• 423

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8