Adding and Subtracting Whole Numbers Word Problems

Mrs. Smith had 12 donuts. She bought 25 more. How many does she have now?

• 37
• 63
• 13
• 47

The temperature was 50 degrees in the afternoon. It was 30 degrees in the evening. How much did the temperature change?

• 20 degrees
• 80 degrees
• 10 degrees
• 40 degrees

A desktop computer that Hunter likes costs $1,275. A laptop model of the same computer costs $1,648. How much more does the laptop cost?

• $473
• $433
• $373
• $333

A total of 3,718 tickets were sold for a skating show. Of that total, 1,279 were adult tickets. The remaining tickets were child tickets. How many child tickets were sold?

• 2,439
• 2,561
• 3,439
• 4,997

A stationary store had 5,300 greeting cards. If they sold 3,710 cards, how many cards are left?

• 2,410
• 9,010
• 1,690
• 1,590

During September and October, a total of 825,150 visitors went to the Grand Canyon National Park. If 448,925 visitors went to the park in September, how many visitors went in October?

• 375,225
• 531,440
• 376,225
• 532,440

On Saturday night, 23,748 people attended the concert. On Sunday, 7,570 more people attended the concert than on Saturday. How many people attended the concert on Sunday?

• 31,328 people
• 31,318 people
• 16,178 people
• 21,318 people

Mrs. Tallmon wanted to save $250,000 to buy a new house.  So far, she has saved $159,500.  How much money does she have left to save to buy her new house?

• $91,500
• $90,500
• $100,000
• $92,500

In 2015, there were 549,080 people that visited the Henry Doorly Zoo.  In 2014, there were 368,492 people that visited the Henry Doorly Zoo.  How many more people visited the zoo in 2015 than in 2014?

• 180,588 people
• 917,572 people
• 229,349 people
• 181,499

Michael works for a moving company and had to move 846 pounds of his customer's belongings in small boxes and 23 kilograms in large boxes. In total, how many kilograms did Michael pack in the boxes?

• 869
• 823
• 870
• 871