Adding/Subtracting Word Problems

Roger went to a pet shop. He bought 515 gold fish and 315 blue fish. How many fish did he buy? 

• 715 fish in all 
• 815 fish in all 
• 830 fish in all 
• 745 fish in all 

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

There are 53 regular pencils and some colored pencils in the bin. There are a total of 91 pencils in the bin. How many colored pencils are in the bin?

• 124
• 37
• 144
• 38

At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.
How many more meals are needed?

• 134
• 159
• 147
• 123

What is the sum of 45 and 34?

• 39

• 450

• 11

• 79

Tags

CCSS.1.NBT.C.4

CCSS.2.NBT.B.5

In January, Sandra did 45 sit ups. In February, she did 39 sit ups. In March, she did 28 sit ups. In April, she did 32 sit ups. How many sit ups did Sandra do in total in all 4 months?

• 148 sit ups

• 144 sit ups

• 158 sit ups

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.6

Choose the correct math operation to solve the following problem:

Paul bought his family eleven pieces of chicken for dinner. If they only ate four, how many pieces does he have left?

• Add

• Subtract

Choose the correct math operation to solve the following problem:

A delivery driver had to make seven stops on his route. After he finished those deliveries he made nine more stops. How many stops did he make total?

• Subtract

• Add

Benny found 25 seashells and Sally found 37 seashells on the beach. How many seashells did they find together ?

• addition

• subtraction

Choose the correct math operation to solve the following problem:

A chef had sixteen potatoes to make fries with, but he only used nine of them. How many potatoes does he still have?

• Subtract

• Add

In a blind taste test, 466 people said that they preferred Coca Cola, while 55 people said they preferred Pepsi. How many people took part in the taste test?

• addition

• subtraction