Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

The cafeteria sold 74 sandwiches to 2nd grade, 63 to 3rd grade, and 55 to 4th grade. How many total sandwiches did the cafeteria sell?

• 182

• 192

• 183

Sarah had one package of crayons that had 48 crayons in it. She had another package of crayons that had 24 crayons in it. How many crayons did Sarah have in all?

• 24

• 62

• 72

Cory, Lincoln, and Peter were sorting leaves into piles based on their color. Cory had 32 green leaves in his pile. Lincoln had 28 red leaves in his pile. Peter had 39 brown leaves in his pile. How many leaves did the boys collect in all?

• 71

• 60

• 99

Sami, Joeli, Angel, and Eli bought 88 green slimy candy bars. They wanted to divide the candy evenly. How many candy bars would each kid get, and how many would be left over?

• Each kid would get 22 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 352 green slimy candy bars and none would be left over.

• Each kid would get 2 green slimy candy bars and 8  would be left over.

• Each kid would get 20 green slimy candy bars and 2 would be left over.

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

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

The fourth grade and fifth graders sell snack bars to raise money for a field trip. The fourth graders raise $1,249 and the fifth graders raise $1,355. How much money did the fourth and fifth graders raise in all?

• $2,604

• $2,461

• $2,571

• $2,771

Jon collects Pokemon Cards. He has 26,798 cards. If Jon gives his friend 6,099 cards, how many cards will Jon have left?

• 9,099 Pokemon cards

• 18,699 Pokemon cards

• 19,099 Pokemon cards

• 20,699 Pokemon cards

On Saturday, 33,466 people attended San Antonio festival. On Sunday, 27,599 people attended the festival. What was the total weekend attendance at the festival?

• 61,966

• 61,065

• 60,955

• 60,056