Addition Subtraction Multi-Step Word Problems

Hovanes made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. He made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many total baskets did Hovanes make?

• 565 baskets

• 555 baskets

• 585 baskets

• 575 baskets

There were 3 jars of candy corn at the Fall Festival. The first jar had 79 pieces of candy corn, the second jar had 147 pieces of candy corn and the third jar had 144 pieces of candy corn. How many pieces of candy corn were there in all 3 jars combined?

• 291

• 223

• 376

• 370

The school book fair sold 461 books during the first week. They sold 307 books during the second week of the book fair. How many more books were sold during the first week than the second week?

• 154

• 163

• 768

• 166

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes

• 725 cupcakes

• 720 cupcakes

• 729 cupcakes

Mrs. Acosta wrote a book with 356 pages. Ms. Bowman wrote a book with 267 pages more than Mrs. Acosta. Mr. Aylward wrote a book with 139 fewer pages than Ms. Bowman. What is the total number of pages wrote by the three teachers?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

Mrs. Acosta wrote a book with 356 pages. Ms. Bowman wrote a book with 267 pages more than Mrs. Acosta. Mr. Aylward wrote a book with 139 fewer pages than Ms. Bowman. What is the total number of pages wrote by the three teachers?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

In preparation of a new school year, Harriet’s mom goes shopping for supplies. She spends $36 on a new backpack, $12 on new binders, $8 for pencils and paper, and $468 on new clothes. Her budget is $1,000. How much is left in her budget?

• $576

• $476

• $376

• $273

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)x40

• p = (185-25)÷40

The Proctor family of 6 went to the carnival last night. Tickets cost $6 per person. Then, the family purchased unlimited ride bracelets for $24 per person. They also spent $45 on snacks and drinks. How much money did the family spend at the carnival?

• $215

• $225

• $235

• $245

At Gage's baseball park, the bleachers have 20 rows that each hold 25 people. At one game, 5 rows each have 18 people, 4 rows each have 25 people, and 10 rows each have 9 people. How many more people could fit in the bleachers?

• none, the bleachers are full

• 500 people

• 280 people

• 220 people