Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

A puppy weighed 8 pounds when he was born. Now he weighs 62 pounds. How many pounds did he grow? 

• 70

• 54

• 66

• 62

Jack saw 65 goldfish. 45 fish had stripes. How many fish did not have stripes?

• 20

• 110

• 45

• 100

Sam had some ducks in his pond. 10 of them flew away. He still has 20 left. How many ducks did Sam start with?

• 10

• 30

• 8

• 24

Gary scored 11 points in the game. His brother scored 36 points. How many more points did his brother score?

• 20

• 45

• 25

• 47

A total of 93 fans attended the pre-game signing of the grand

final between the NSW Swifts and the Queensland Firebirds.

A further 59 fans arrived five minutes later. How many fans

attended the signing altogether?

• 244 supporters

• 142 supporters

• 152 supporters

• 154 supporters

Chelsea Lemke needed to buy lunch for her team mates, the

Queensland Firebirds. She went to order sushi. She ordered

1 chicken and rice, 4 California rolls, 3 tuna and rice and 1

tempura vegetables. If everything item was on special for 90c,

how much did Chelsea spend?

• $8.10

• $9.10

• $8.80

• $9.00

A total of 8567 fans watched the first game

of the Championship between the Central Pulse

and the Southern Steel. The next time they

played there were 9489 fans watching. How

many more fans were there in

the second game?

• 946 more fans

• 948 more fans

• 856 more fans

• 922 more fans

A total of 12721 fans watched the first game

of the Championship between the Melbourne

Vixens and the West Coast Fever. The next time

they played, there were 9792

fans watching. How many

more fans were at the first game?

• 4029 fans

• 2029 fans

• 2929 fans

• 4929 fans

Between them, Laura Geitz and Madeleine

Proud run a total of 2345 kilometres each year.

If Laura runs 1785 kilometres, how far

does Madeleine run?

• 600 kilometres

• 560 kilometres

• 530 kilometres

• 650 kilometres

What number must be added to 14,056 to result in a sum of 38,773?

• 24,717

• 25,717

• 52,829

• 51,829