Solving Word Problems In Addition And Subtraction

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

56,000 - 34,953

• 21,046

• 21,047

• 22,157

• 22.047

Ms. Basinger buys a duck and a chicken. The duck weighs 2,300 grams. The chicken weighs 1,675 grams. How much heavier is the duck than the chicken? 

• 1375 grams

• 575 grams

• 625 grams

• 635 grams

Ms. Henley runs 3,860 meters and Mrs. O'Neill runs 5,470 meters. How far do they run altogether? 

• 1610 meters

• 2410 meters

• 9380 meters 

• 9330 meters 

Jamil drinks 1,466 milliliters of water a day. Miricile drinks 2,895 mililiters more than Jamil. How much water does Miricle drink?

• 4361 milliliters 

• 4351 milliliters 

• 1429 milliliters

• 1329 milliliters 

A total of 3,718 tickets were sold for a skating show. Of that total, 1,279 were adult tickets. The remaining tickets were child tickets. How many child tickets were sold?

• 2,439

• 2,561

• 3,439

• 4,997

A stationary store had 5,300 greeting cards. If they sold 3,710 cards, how many cards are left?

• 2,410

• 9,010

• 1,690

• 1,590