Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

The local school is collecting money to help pay for new recess equipment. The school wants to collect $2,000.00. If the school collects $1,455.00, then how much more money do they need to collect?

• $545

• $645

• $445

• $535

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

My little brother is trying to figure out how many days are in winter. December has 11 days, January has 31 days, February has 28 days, and March has 21 days of winter. How many total days are there in winter? 

• 90 Days 
• 100 Days 
• 91 Days 
• 190 Days 

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes
• 725 cupcakes
• 720 cupcakes
• 729 cupcakes

Tags

CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

• 44 ducks
• 34 ducks
• 54 ducks
• 64 ducks

Tags

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

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Mr. Jones walked 472 steps Monday morning, 318 steps on Tuesday morning and 390 steps Wednesday morning. How many steps did he walk Tuesday and Wednesday morning?

• 790

• 862

• 708

• 1,180

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Emily collected 264 pieces of candy while trick-or-treating. Her brother, Alex, collected 50 more pieces of candy than Emily. How many pieces of candy did Alex collect?

• 314

• 210

• 214

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

There 3,420 students at Brandon Elementary School.  1,911 students are girls.  How many are boys?

• 5,331
• 1,609
• 1,509
• 1,599

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

Mrs. Cascio has 9,123 sharpened pencils. She breaks 7,654 pencils. How many sharpened pencils does she have left?

• 1,469 pencils
• 1,579 pencils
• 2,531 pencils
• 16,777 pencils

Tags

CCSS.4.OA.A.3