Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185 + 25) + 40

• p = (185 - 25) - 40

• p = (185 + 25) × 40

• p = (185 - 25) ÷ 40

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

Theo earned $500 selling food at a carnival. He earned $260 selling nachos and the rest selling hot dogs for $2 each. Theo used this equation to find h, the number of hot dogs he sold at the carnival.

h = (500 - 260) ÷ 2

How many hot dogs did Theo sell at the carnival?

• 380

• 180

• 370

• 120

Mrs. D has 210 students in her class. Mrs. Hunt has 180 students in her class. How many more students are in Mrs. D's class? 

• 170 students

• 30 students

• 70 students

• 390 students

Hannah, Dylan, and Paige had a total of 362 pieces of paper inside the bus.  If 146 pieces of paper blew out the bus window, how many pieces were left inside the bus?

• 224 pieces of paper

• 214 pieces of paper

• 216 pieces of paper

• 508 pieces of paper

Plus is a keyword that tells you to...

• Subtract

• Add

A fourth grade class has 22 students. Each box of crayons has 24 colors. If each student brings 2 boxes crayons for school supplies, how many crayons is that in all?

• 1056

• 1048

• 1156

• 1088

The students at EP Foster School collected 2,790 cans of fruit for Cheers for Children. Each student brought in 5 cans. How many students attend the school?

• 840 students

• 585 students

• 855 students

• 558 students

John has 8 cabinets, he splits 139 papers between 7 cabinets. He put the remaining papers in the 8th cabinet. How many papers did he put in the 8th cabinet?

• 19

• 20

• 6