Adding and Subtracting 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 baker baked 7,890 cookies. He sold 3,456 cookies. How many cookies are left?

(a)  

• 4,434

• 4,424

• 4,334

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

A company made 6,543 gadgets in a month. They sold 2,345 gadgets. How many gadgets are left?

(a)  

• 4,198

• 4,298

• 3,198

Ms. Ritter put 45 marbles in a jar. Then, four of her students put in 12 marbles each. Then, nine of her students put in 18 marbles each. Which expression represents how many marbles are in the jar?

• 45 + (4 + 12) × (9 + 18)

• 45 + (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

• 45 × (4 + 12) + (9 + 18)

• 45 ÷ (4 × 12) + (9 × 18)

Mrs. Brown paid a total of $8.17 to mail three packages.

•She paid $2.77 to mail the first package.

•She paid $3 to mail the second package.

How much did Mrs. Brown pay to mail the third package?

• $5.37

• $2.40

• $2.49

• Not here