PRE TEST Solving Addition and Subtraction Story Problems

The Valdez family left at noon for a 4-hour trip to visit relatives. They stopped 1 hour for lunch and 2 hours to visit an amusement park. What time did they get to their relatives' house?

• 6 P.M.

• 5 P.M.

• 7 P.M.

• 4 P.M.

A stadium can seat 46,000 people for a baseball game. One day, 49,442 people attended a game. How many people had to stand because they did not have a seat?

• 4,442

• 9,442

• 3,442

• No one stood; there were enough seats.

Tony makes sandwiches for a cafeteria. This morning, he made 50 roast beef sandwiches, 75 ham and cheese sandwiches, and 16 tuna sandwiches. His boss wants 150 sandwiches total. How many more sandwiches must Tony make?

• 29 sandwiches

• 19 sandwiches

• 9 sandwiches

• 39 sandwiches

In the first ten months of the year, 427,113 books were checked out from the Brookton library. The librarian would like to set a new record and have 500,000 books checked out in one year. If 38,264 books are checked out in November, how many must be checked out in December to meet the librarian's goal?

• 465,377 books

• 34,623 books

• 38,264 books

• 72,887 books

A local technical school has 856 students. They expect 700 guests for a special speaker. The custodian has set up 1,500 chairs. How many more chairs are needed if all visitors and students are to have seats?

• No more chairs are needed.

• 156 more

• 56 more

• 44 more

Georgia lifts free weights. The bar weighs 25 pounds. She puts two 25-pound weights and two 10-pound weights on the bar. How much do the bar and the weights weigh altogether?

• 75 pounds

• 60 pounds

• 70 pounds

• 95 pounds

Angel entered a triathlon (a three-part race). He swam 1 mile, rode his bike 30 miles, and ran 10 miles. How far did he go altogether?

• 123 miles

• 41 miles

• 11 miles

• 40 miles

The goal of a benefit concert is to collect 50,000 cans of food. Food is collected at each entrance to the concert.

The volunteers collect 15,682 cans at entrance A; 18,940 cans at entrance B; 16,114 cans at entrance C; and 12,468 cans at entrance D.

Did they collect more or fewer cans than desired? How many more or fewer?

• 13,204 fewer

• 3,204 fewer

• 3,204 more

• 13,204 more

Trang is planting shrubs beside the highway for his job. He needs to plant 500 shrubs this week.

He planted 84 shrubs on Monday, 92 shrubs on Tuesday, 87 shrubs on Wednesday, and 104 shrubs on Thursday.

How many shrubs does Trang need to plant on Friday to finish the job?

• 367 shrubs

• No more shrubs are needed.

• 133 shrubs

• 33 shrubs

A group of friends ordered two pizzas, one with pepperoni and one with mushrooms and green peppers. A plain pizza costs $9. Each topping costs $1. How much did the two pizzas cost?

• $18

• $22

• $20

• $21