Math Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

• 44 ducks

• 34 ducks

• 54 ducks

• 64 ducks

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395.00. He has $318.00. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57

• $67

• $77

• $87

The warmest day of this year was 105 degrees. The coldest day of the year was 18 degrees. What is the difference between the warmest and coldest days of the year?

• 97 degress

• 77 degrees

• 123 degrees

• 87 degrees 

There was a former professional wrestler named The Sheik. The Sheik would wrestle two matches a night. His first match, The Sheik would wear a mask. The second match he would wrestle the main event as The Sheik. His first match would go 17 minutes. The Sheik's second match would go 35 minutes. How much longer was The Sheik's second match than his first match?

• 18 minutes

• 17 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 7 minutes

Nebraska is about 464 Miles. Iowa is about 289 miles. How many miles are each state together? 

• 703 Miles

• 853 Miles

• 753 Miles

• 773 Miles 

A rain forest receives a lot of rain during the year. In 2015, the rain forest had 165 inches of rain. The following year, the rain forest had 197 inches of rain. How much rain did the rain forest receive in those two years?

• 462 Inches

• 382 Inches

• 412 Inches

• 362 Inches 

There 3,420 students at Brandon Elementary School.  1,911 students are girls.  How many are boys?

• 5,331

• 1,609

• 1,509

• 1,599

Mrs. Cascio has 9,123 sharpened pencils. She breaks 7,654 pencils. How many sharpened pencils does she have left?

• 1,469 pencils

• 1,579 pencils

• 2,531 pencils

• 16,777 pencils

Avery has $61,279 in the bank. She earns $34,598 the following year and puts it in the bank. How much money does she have in all?

• $95,877

• $95,778

• $26,681

• $95,767

Lucas has $52,019 in the bank. He withdraws (takes out) $14,368. How much money does he have in the bank now?

• $32,751

• $66,387

• $37,651

• $37,647