Addition and subtraction word problems

Janine owns a catering service company. She was hired to cater for the mayor’s 50th birthday. For the appetizers, she needs to make 750 mini meat pies. She divided her crew of workers into 2 teams. If the first team made 235 meat pies. How many pies does the second team need to make?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The next food item Jeanine and her teams have to prepare is soup. She needs 280 cups of mushroom soup. If the first team made 90 cups of mushroom soup. How many cups does the second team have to prepare in order to meet the required amount of soup?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

For the first main dish, Jeanine and her crew were asked to cook steak. If the first team cooked 240 plates of steak, and the second team cooked 75 plates of steak, how many steaks did they cook altogether?

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

For the second main course, they made fish fillets for the people at the party. The first team made 189 pieces, the second team made 131 fish fillets. How many pieces of fish fillet were made altogether?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jeanine and her staff worded very hard to make the party a success. They served a total of 320 adults and children; if 156 of the people they served were adults, how many of the guests are children?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

They mayor loves to dance. The band played many of the Mayor's favorite songs and he and his wife danced all night long. The band counted the number of dancers on the dance floor and found the the largest number of dancers was 362 and the least number of dancers was 149. What is the difference between the largest and the least amount of dancers?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

After all of the dancing, they mayors children made speech's about their dad and how his is a great father and mayor. The first speech lasted 69 minutes and the second speech lasted 75 minutes. How long did the speeches last in total.

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

After the speeches, dessert was served. They mayor loves ice cream and fruit so Jeanine and her crew made lots of ice cream and fruit platters. The crew served 357 scoops of ice cream and 23 platters of fruit. How many desserts did the crew serve all together?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

They mayor and his family had a wonderful time celebrating his 50th birthday. At the end of the night, when all of the guests were leaving, they mayor said thank you to all of the children 231, and shook hands with all of the adults 191. How many people did the mayor say good by to in total?

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

The mayor was so grateful for everyone how celebrated his 50th birthday with him and for all of the people who worked to put the celebration on. The mayor wrote 148 thank you notes to his guests and and 47 thank you notes to the staff. How many thank you notes did he write?

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2