Addition and Subtraction Word problems

Ms. Basinger buys a duck and a chicken. The duck weighs 2,300 grams. The chicken weighs 1,675 grams. How much heavier is the duck than the chicken? 

• 1375 grams
• 575 grams
• 625 grams
• 635 grams

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Ms. Henley runs 3,860 meters and Mrs. O'Neill runs 5,470 meters. How far do they run altogether? 

• 1610 meters
• 2410 meters
• 9380 meters 
• 9330 meters 

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Mrs. Knight and Ms. Carpenter sell flags to raise money for their club. Mrs. Knight sells 457 flags and Ms. Carpenter sells 686 flags.  Who sells more flags? How many more? 

• Mrs. Knight, 229
• Ms. Carpenter, 229
• Mrs. Knight, 219
• Ms. Carpenter, 219 

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jamil drinks 1,466 milliliters of water a day. Miricile drinks 2,895 mililiters more than Jamil. How much water does Miricle drink? 

• 4361 milliliters 
• 4351 milliliters 
• 1429 milliliters
• 1329 milliliters 

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A total of 3,718 tickets were sold for a skating show. Of that total, 1,279 were adult tickets. The remaining tickets were child tickets. How many child tickets were sold?

• 2,439
• 2,561
• 3,439
• 4,997

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A stationary store had 5,300 greeting cards. If they sold 3,710 cards, how many cards are left?

• 2,410
• 9,010
• 1,690
• 1,590

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

On Saturday night, 23,748 people attended the concert. On Sunday, 7,570 more people attended the concert than on Saturday. How many people attended the concert on Sunday?

• 31,328 people
• 31,318 people
• 16,178 people
• 21,318 people

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A desktop computer that Hunter likes costs $1,275. A laptop model of the same computer costs $1,648. How much more does the laptop cost?

• $473
• $433
• $373
• $333

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

During September and October, a total of 825,150 visitors went to the Grand Canyon National Park. If 448,925 visitors went to the park in September, how many visitors went in October?

• 375,225
• 531,440
• 376,225
• 532,440

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

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.3.OA.D.8