Addition and subtraction word problems MH8

Ms. Beth is a school janitor at New Rochelle High School. Last week, she picked up 86 pieces of trash in the classrooms and 26 pieces of trash around the campus. How many pieces of trash did Beth pick up?

An office manager just got back from vacation, so she has a pile of 70 letters to read. Then, the mail carrier comes and delivers 16 more letters for her. How many letters does the office manager have now?

Insects have invaded Barry's house. He gets rid of 11 insects on his own. Then an exterminator gets rid of another 94 insects. When they finish, there are no insects left. How many insects were originally in Barry's house?

A multi-national corporation has 30 part-time employees and 45 full-time employees. How many employees work for the corporation?

Dirk just started working at a French restaurant. Last week, he polished 312 small glasses and 72 large glasses. How many glasses did he polish?

Last Saturday, Dustin and his friends had a huge snowball fight. During the fight, 61 of the snowballs hit their targets, but 29 of them missed. How many snowballs were thrown?

Mrs. Randolph's class raised a total of 97 silkworms, and 32 of them turned into moths. How many silkworms did not turn into moths?

The Washington Middle School cafeteria goes through a lot of regular and crunchy peanut butter. Currently, they have a total of 45 ounces of peanut butter in stock. If they have 13 ounces of crunchy peanut butter, how many ounces of regular peanut butter do they have?

A treasure hunter discovered a buried treasure chest. He opened it up and discovered that it contained 73 diamonds and 6 rubies. How many gems were in the chest?

A large company is hosting a conference. So far, 73 people from the United States have signed up, as well as 24 people from other countries. What is the total number of people who have signed up?