Add Subtract Word Problems

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

Find the difference. 100,000 - 45,060 

• 43,940

• 56,897

• 54,940

• 67,943

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

A store had 500 pieces of candy. If 230 pieces were sold on Monday and 120 pieces on Tuesday, how many pieces are left?

• 150

• 160

• 170

• 180

Johnsonville Elementary school was having a canned food drive. Fifth grade students brought in a total of 13,928 cans. Third grade students brought in 2,074 cans more than the fifth grade students. How many cans did the third grade students bring in?

• 13,928 + 2,074

• 2,074 - 13,928

• 2,074 x 13,928

• 13,928 - 2,074

If you have 45 apples and you buy 27 more, then give 16 to your neighbor, how many apples do you have left?

• 54

• 56

• 58

• 60

A school has 738 books in its library. If 489 books are checked out, how many books are left in the library?

• 249

• 259

• 269

• 279

If a farmer sells 365 watermelons and then harvests 587 more, how many watermelons does the farmer have now?

• 222

• 952

• 722

• 932

A baker made 120 cupcakes for a party. If 75 cupcakes were eaten during the first half of the party and 30 during the second half, how many cupcakes are left?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10