Add and Subtract Word Problems

A farmer has 6,300 acres of land to plant corn. He decides to plant 4,299 acres of corn and leaves the rest empty. How many acres are left empty?

• 2,199

• 2,001

• 10,599

• 1,911

On a hot summer day, a pool park sells 18,205 icees and 1,874 sodas. How many drinks are sold in all?

• 21,113

• 20,650

• 22,502

• 20,079

A day care company buys 7,300 cases if baby wipes. Of those wipes, 2,856 cases are unscented. How many wipes are scented?

• 4,500

• 4,444

• 4,656

• 9,877

The population of three Texas neighborhoods are 7,300, 13,565, and 15,002. What is the population of all three neighborhoods?

• 35,867

• 34,200

• 25,867

• 33,867

A burger company has 628 cases of meat to sell. Customer X buys 78 cases and Customer Y buys 199 cases. How many cases were NOT bought?

• 151

• 251

• 351

• 451

David is saving money to buy new air pods that cost $279. If he has $88, how much more does he need to save?

• 200

• 191

• 186

• 88

Will is driving 412 miles to the beach. He stopped at a rest stop after driving 148 miles. How many miles does he have left to drive?

• 154

• 254

• 164

• 264

The Beach Shoppe has 278 pairs of men’s sunglasses, 315 pairs of women’s sunglasses, and 98 pairs of children’s sunglasses. How many pairs of sunglasses does The Beach Shoppe have to sell?

• 691

• 781

• 619

• 718

Chris and Sara are in a surfing competition. Chris stood on the board for 128 seconds. Sara was able to stand for 141 seconds. How many more seconds did Sara stand on her board?

• 31

• 27

• 13

• 29

Ethan was in the swimming pool for 1,578 minutes in June. He spent 1,130 minutes in the pool in July. How many more minutes was Ethan in the pool in June than July?

• 448

• 348

• 378

• 478