Add and Subtract Word Problems

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

Herman bought a sweater for $28 and a shirt for $13. Which is a way to find out how much change he would get from $50?

• A. Subtract the difference of 28 and 13 from 50.

  50 - (28-13)

• B. Add 13 to the difference of 50 and 28.

  13+ (50-28)

• C. Subtract the sum of 28 and 13 from 50.

  50- (28 + 13)

• D. Add 50 to the difference of 28.25 and 13.99.

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

• Division

• Addition 

• Multiplication

• Fractions

The school book fair sold 461 books during the first week. They sold 307 books during the second week of the book fair. How many more books were sold during the first week than the second week?

• 154

• 163

• 768

• 166

Emily is a baker.  She bakes 24 loaves of bread, and places them into 4 bags.  How many loaves are in each bag?

• 48

• 60

• 6

• 4

Jason's soccer team has to buy new uniforms. New uniforms cost $27 each. How much do 15 uniforms cost?

• $405

• $375

• $162

• $42

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

Mrs. House has a lot of books in the library! If each shelf can hold 45 books, and she has 90 shelves in the library. How many books can fit on her shelves?

• 4050

• 5040

• 4700

• 9045

Jace has 150 stuffed animals. Brooks has 190. How many stuffed animals do they have altogether? 

• 140 stuffed animals

• 40 stuffed animals

• 240 stuffed animals

• 340 stuffed animals

McNamara Elementary School has 352 students and Bonham Elementary School has 329 students.  How many students are there in total?

• 681 students

• 673 students

• 671 students

• 701 students