Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

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

Find the difference. 100,000 - 45,060 

• 43,940

• 56,897

• 54,940

• 67,943

Jon collects Pokemon Cards. He has 26,798 cards. If Jon gives his friend 6,099 cards, how many cards will Jon have left?

• 9,099 Pokemon cards

• 18,699 Pokemon cards

• 19,099 Pokemon cards

• 20,699 Pokemon cards

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.

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

• Division

• Addition 

• Multiplication

• Fractions

What is my first step when adding and subtracting?

• Go to the tens place

• Go to the ones place

• Go to the hundreds place

• Go to the thousands place

Tim made 89 on his first quiz and 74 on his second quiz. Which integer represents the change in Tim's grades?

• 89

• 15

• -74

• -15

Mr. Oles has a bank balance of -42 dollars at the start of the month. After he deposits 6 dollars, what is the new balance? 

• -48 dollars

• -36 dollars

• -34 dollars

• 7 dollars

It rained 0.72 inches on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained 0.34 inches less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday?

• .38

• .37

• .39

• 1.08