Adding and Subtracting Word Problem

Rachel had forty-four math problems and thirty-eight science problems for homework. If she finished fifteen of the problems at school, how many problems did she have to do for homework? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 29

• 67

• 97

• 21

The school cafeteria ordered fourteen red apples and nineteen green apples for student's lunches. But, if only seventeen students wanted fruit, how many extra did the cafeteria end up with? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 16

• 50

• 20

• 18

Lana bought two coloring books. One had forty-one pictures and the other had thirteen. After one week she had already colored nineteen of the pictures. How many pictures does she still have to color? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 73

• 9

• 35

• 49

At the arcade, Tom won twenty-four tickets playing 'whack a mole' and thirty-seven tickets playing 'skee ball'. If he spent six of his tickets on a hat, how many tickets does Tom have left? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 61

• 55

• 67

• 7

Billy was trying to expand his game collection. He bought thirty-three games from a friend and bought twenty-five more at a garage sale. If forty-five of the games didn't work, how many good games did he end up with? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 58

• 103

• 12

• 13

Paige and her mom were picking carrots from their garden. Paige picked nineteen and her mother picked thirty-seven. If only nine of the carrots were good, how many bad carrots did they have? To solve the problem draw a strip diagram to represent the problem.

• 47

• 65

• 9

• 56

6,000-3,782

• 2,218

• 2,318

• 3,218

• 2,812

Kristine has a $10 bill to spend at a book fair. She buys one book for $4.95, two bookmarks for $0.65 each, and a key chain for $1.85. How much change should Kristine receive from her $10 bill?

• $2.55

• $2.10

• $3.45

• $1.90

The list shows the number of trees Isaiah planted in three years. He planted 521 trees in the first year. He planted 387 trees in the second year. He planted 438 trees in the third year. Isaiah wants to plant a total of 2,000 trees. How many more trees does Isaiah need to plant?

• 654

• 1,346

• 874

• 764

Jana bought 1 hat and 2 skirts. The hat cost $28.53, and the skirts cost $15.88 each. What was the total cost in dollars and cents of the items Jana bought?

• $65.00

• $60.29

• $44.41

• $45.00