Add Subtract Word Problems

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. VANESSA bought 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24
• 4
• 17
• 5

Jeff bought four 8-ounce bottles of water for a hiking trip. He drank 28 ounces. How many ounces of water are left?

• 20
• 32
• 4
• 36

The temperature was 80 degrees in the afternoon.  It was 50 degrees in the evening.  How much did the temperature change?

• 25 degrees
• 30 degrees
• 130 degrees
• 20 degrees

Bepa went to the store and bought chairs. Each chair cost 5 dollars. How much money did Bepa spend for the 4 chairs he bought?

• $20
• $1
• $15
• $10

Mommy is making ten kites.  She uses 5 yards of ribbon for each kite.  She has already made 2 of the kites.  How many yards of ribbon will Mommy need to make the rest of the kites?

• 10 yards
• 50 yards
• 40 yards
• 13 yards

Claire and Maximus buy a small bag of popcorn and a pretzel at the movie theater. The pretzel weighs 63 grams more than the popcorn. If the popcorn weighs 44 grams, what is the weight of the pretzel? 

What words tell us what to do?

• more than
• weight 
• more than the popcorn

Claire and Maximus buy a small bag of popcorn and a pretzel at the movie theater. The pretzel weighs 63 grams more than the popcorn. If the popcorn weighs 44 grams, what is the weight of the pretzel? 

What does the key word tell you to do?

• add
• subtract 

It takes Tristan 15 minutes to mow the front lawn. It takes him 17 more minutes to mow the back lawn than the front lawn. What is the total amount of time Tristan spends mowing the lawns?

What does the key word tell you to do?

• add 
• subtract 
• mowing

There are 95 students in Grade 3. There are 33 more students in Grade 4 than in Grade 3. How many students are in Grade 4? 

What words tell us what to do?

• more students
• many
• 95 students 
• how many 

Sue bakes mini-muffins for the school bake sale. After wrapping 102 muffins, she still has 37 muffins left cooling on the table. How many muffins did she bake altogether? 

What words tell us what to do?

• altogether 
• how many
• still
• after wrapping