Math Adding and Subtracting

The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade classes at Valley Ranch Elementary School set a goal to collect 9,000 Box Tops to raise money for the school. The number of Box Tops collected by each grade level so far is listed below. • 3rd Grade: 1,016 Box Tops • 4th Grade: 3,945 Box Tops • 5th Grade: 2,789 Box Tops How many more Box Tops need to be collected to meet the goal?

• 1,250

• 2,376

• 1,189

• 1,150

A hiking trail in Texas will be 2,321 feet long. The city has worked on 1,932 feet of the trail. How many feet of the trail still need to be completed?

• 1,611

• 1,039

• 389

• 289

What kind of math can I do to check the answer to my subtraction problem?

• Division

• Addition 

• Multiplication

• Fractions

On Saturday, 33,466 people attended San Antonio festival. On Sunday, 27,599 people attended the festival. What was the total weekend attendance at the festival?

• 61,966

• 61,065

• 60,955

• 60,056

Herman bought a sweater for $28 and a shirt for $13. Which is a way to find out how much change he would get from $50?

• A. Subtract the difference of 28 and 13 from 50.

  50 - (28-13)

• B. Add 13 to the difference of 50 and 28.

  13+ (50-28)

• C. Subtract the sum of 28 and 13 from 50.

  50- (28 + 13)

• D. Add 50 to the difference of 28.25 and 13.99.

When we add and subtract numbers we ___________________.

• just put them anywhere on top of each other and + or -.

• Put the biggest number on the top and multiply

• put them side by side and use the foil method.

• must line them up by their place values.

Martinezʼs school play is this weekend. They have sold 229 tickets on Monday and 177 tickets on Tuesday. About how many have they sold altogether?

• 396

• 406

• 400

• 300

How do you make this number sentence true?

______+9=18-4

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

7+ _________=20-4

• 16

• 12

• 10

• 11

On a sunny day, there are 73 cars in the parking lot. 29 more cars parked in the parking lot before noon, but 17 cars left. How many cars are in the parking lot?

• 119 Cars

• 27 Cars

• 85 Cars

• 61 Cars