Math Addition Subtraction 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

What kind of math can I do to check the answer to my subtraction problem?

• Division

• Addition 

• Multiplication

• Fractions

Find the difference. 100,000 - 45,060 

• 43,940

• 56,897

• 54,940

• 67,943

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

Sarah has 2,345 apples. She buys 1,678 more apples. How many apples does she have now?

(a)  

• 3,923

• 4,023

• 4,123

A farmer harvested 9,876 apples. He sold 5,432 apples. How many apples does he have left?

(a)  

• 4,444

• 4,344

• 4,678

Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?

• p = (185 + 25) + 40

• p = (185 - 25) - 40

• p = (185 + 25) × 40

• p = (185 - 25) ÷ 40

Jonathan buys 4 sheets of 10 stamps each and 2 sheets of 8 stamps each. He uses 25 stamps on envelopes. Which equation can be used to find n, the number of stamps Jonathan has left?

• (4 + 10 x 2 + 8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) - 25 = n

• 4(10) + 2(8) + 25 = n

• 10 + 8 - 25

A school library had 7,654 books. They donated 2,345 books. How many books are left?

(a)  

• 5,309

• 5,209

• 5,308