Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Candy

Mary gets 268 pieces of candy. Billy gets 195 pieces. How many pieces did they get in all?

• 73

• 268

• 463

• 453

The human skeleton has 208 bones. The skeleton costume only shows 56. This means there are ___ bones not shown.

The pumpkin patch has 400 pumpkins. 267 are sold. How many pumpkins are left?

• 667

• 267

• 133

• 233

At the party, there are 182 kids dressed as superheroes, 246 kids dressed as witches, and 84 dressed as vampires. How many kids in all are at the party?

• 512

• 502

• 624

• 11

3. After a long night , Mike went home to count his candy and had 93 pieces in all. 38 pieces were chocolate. How many pieces were not chocolate?

• 131

• 121

• 65

• 55

4. Jamie had 192 pieces of candy. Mark had 147 pieces of candy in his bag. How many more pieces of candy did Jamie have than Mark? Upload a photo to show your work.

Answer explanation

Jamie: 192 pieces

Mark: 147 pieces

So... 192 - 147 = 45

45 pieces is the correct answer!

6. Amanda went to 42 houses. Her friend, walked to 25 houses. How many more houses did Amanda visit?

• 23

• 67

• 63

• 17

7. Dave had 143 kids come to his house. Lamar had 186 kids come to his house. How many kids came to visit both of their houses?

• 229

• 43

• 329

• 58

10. The Tucker’s doorbell rang a total of 57 times. The Ahmed’s doorbell buzzed 43 times the same night. How many more times did the Tucker’s doorbell go off than the Ahmed’s? Upload a photo to show your work.

Answer explanation

Tucker: 57

Ahmed: 43

57 - 43 = 14

The Tucker's doorbell rang 14 more times than the Ahmed's

Amanda gave away 69 pieces of candy. She started with 135 pieces in her bag. How many did she have left?

• 67
• 66
• 65
• 167