Addition and Subtraction of Word Problems

Mrs. Webb wanted to buy spider rings for Halloween. She found 174 spiders rings at Walmart and 286 spider rings at Target. How many more spider rings were at Target?

• 460

• 212

• 112

Mr. Jones walked 472 steps Monday morning, 318 steps on Tuesday morning and 390 steps Wednesday morning. How many steps did he walk Tuesday and Wednesday morning?

• 790

• 862

• 708

• 1,180

Molly picked 582 berries. She threw away 125 rotten berries. How many berries does Molly have left? What plan ( + or -) would you use to answer the question?

• Addition (+)

• Subtraction (-)

During the fall, Brandon and Blake collected pinecones. Brandon collected 234 pine cones. Blake collected 139 pinecones. On the way back home, they dropped 25 pinecones. How many pine cones did they have when they got home?

• 498

• 348

• 373

What is the sum of 394 + 127?

During the summer, there are 3,853 people at Carlyle Lake. During the winter, that number drops to 1,295 people. How many more people stay at Carlyle Lake in the summer than in the winter?

• 2,558 people

• 3,559 people

• 2,669 people

• 3,668 people

In 2016, there were 30,162 at the Super Bowl. In 2017, there were 118,364 people at the Super Bowl. What was the total number of people at both games?

• 158,526 people

• 148,435 people

• 148,526 people

• 149,637 people

Amy has family that lives in Germany. The distance from where she lives to Germany is 431,283 miles. Arnold has family that lives in California. The distance from where he lives to California is 47,392 miles. What is the difference between these distances?

• 383,891 miles

• 493,991 miles

• 372,782 miles

• 484,891 miles

The City of Centralia needs to raise money to open a new skating rink. It will cost the city $50,000 to build it. So far, they have raised $17,823. How much more money do they still need to raise? 

• $43,288

• $21,066

• $32,177

• $42,177

Field Kindergarten Center has 138 students. Jordan School has 289 students. Schiller School has 274 students. How many students are in these three buildings altogether? 

• 738 students

• 602 students

• 612 students

• 701 students