Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

A total of 93 fans attended the pre-game signing of the grand

final between the NSW Swifts and the Queensland Firebirds.

A further 59 fans arrived five minutes later. How many fans

attended the signing altogether?

• 244 supporters

• 142 supporters

• 152 supporters

• 154 supporters

How many ANZ Championship games were played if Clare

McMeniman played 84, Laura Geitz played 64 and Gretel

Tippett played 19?

• 167 games

• 166 games

• 157 games

• 172 games

Laura Geitz ran 15 kilometres in one week. Her friend,

Madeleine Proud, ran double the amount that Laura ran. How

many kilometres did they run altogether?

• 45 kilometers

• 35 kilometers

• 40 kilometers

• 30 kilometers

Chelsea Lemke needed to buy lunch for her team mates, the

Queensland Firebirds. She went to order sushi. She ordered

1 chicken and rice, 4 California rolls, 3 tuna and rice and 1

tempura vegetables. If everything item was on special for 90c,

how much did Chelsea spend?

• $8.10

• $9.10

• $8.80

• $9.00

Two Melbourne Vixens players need to get on a plane to

travel to Western Australia for their next netball match. Karyn

Bailey buys a plane ticket for $276 return. Her team mate,

Geva Mentor, buys a first-class plane ticket for $562 return.

Geva tells Karyn that she paid double for her plane ticket. Is

she correct?

• Yes, she is correct.

• No, she is not correct.

Romelda Aiken played three times as many ANZ Championship

games as Geva Mentor. If Geva Mentor has played 84 games,

how many times did Romelda Aiken play?

• 242 games

• 252 games

• 222 games

• 202 games

846 fans watched the second game of the ANZ Championship.

This was 50% less than the number of people who watched the

first game. How many people watched the first game?

• 846 fans

• 1692 fans

• 962 fans

• 423 fans

At the end of the season, the NSW Swifts and the Queensland

Firebirds had totals of 327 vs. 364. How many goals were

scored altogether?

• 364 goals

• 681 goals

• 691 goals

• 690 goals

At the end of their third game, the Adelaide Thunderbirds said

that they scored exactly three times as many goals compared

to the Queensland Firebirds. If the Thunderbirds scored a total

of 320 and the Firebirds scored 106, is this statement correct?

• No, this statement is not correct.

• Yes, this statement is correct.

A total of 2567 fans watched the first game of the ANZ

Championship between the Melbourne Vixens and the West

Coast Fever. The next time they played, there were four times

as many fans watching. How many fans came to watch them

in both games?

• 12 385 fans

• 12 853 fans

• 12 538 fans

• 12 835 fans