Choose The Operation: Addition & Subtraction

The Mountain Elementary School cafeteria served 561 hot dogs on Tuesday and 349 hot dogs on Friday. What is the total number of hot dogs sold?

• addition

• subtraction

Jessica bought tickets for her vacation. She paid $280 for water park tickets and $420 for amusement park tickets. What is the total amount she spent on tickets?

• addition

• subtraction

Judy paid $5,792 for her car. Roger paid $3,756 for his car. How much more did Judy pay for car than Roger paid for his?

• addition

• subtraction

Last year Allan had 283 seashells in his collection. At the end of this year he had 324. How many seashells did he add to his collection this year?

• addition

• subtraction

Sandy had 256 stamps in her collection. She lost 148 of her stamps. How many stamps does she have in her collection now?

• addition

• subtraction

Jeremy rode his bike 65 miles on Monday. He rode 72 miles on Tuesday and 67 miles on Wednesday. What is the total number of miles that Jeremy rode his bike?

• addition

• subtraction

The first round of the Simon Elementary School spelling bee lasted for 165 words. The second round lasted for 75 words. What is the difference in the number of words in the first and the second round?

• addition

• subtraction

Erika had 67 dolls in her collection. She sold 18 of her dolls. How many dolls does Erika have in her collection now?

• addition

• subtraction

Andy had 83 model cars in his collection. He bought 13 more model cars. What is the total number of model cars he has in his collection?

• addition

• subtraction

Jamie bought two video games for $184. One game costs $45. What was the price of the second video game?

• addition

• subtraction