Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

36 ghosts went a hauntin'. Some more came to join them. Now there are 53 ghosts. How many more ghosts came?

• 17 ghosts

• 48 ghosts

• 89 ghosts

• 21 ghosts

The mailman dropped 95 packages off on Friday. On Saturday, he dropped off 89 more packages. How many packages did he drop off on both days?

• 48 packages

• 6 packages

• 178 packages

• 184 packages

Mrs. Hargett has 258 markers for her art class. If 147 of them dried out. How many does she have left?

• 220 markers

• 405 markers

• 111 markers

• 121 markers

Mrs. Josh is serving children in the lunchroom. She has served 87 children for breakfast and 56 children for lunch. How many children has she served in all?

• 143 children

• 127 children

• 22 children

• 284 children

Coach Dodd is adding laps for Mrs. Dye's class. The boys have run 91 laps so far. The girls have run 67 laps so far. How many more laps have the boys run than the girls?

• 24 laps

• 158 laps

• 30 laps

• 321 laps

There were 45 leaves on the porch. Some more blew up. Now there are 73 leaves on the porch. How many leaves blew up?

• 118 leaves

• 46 leaves

• 30 leaves

• 28 leaves

Mrs. Dye is collecting box tops for her classroom. She needs 112 box tops in all. Mrs. Dye already has 69 of them. How many more does she need?

• 43 box tops

• 57 box tops

• 15 box tops

• 181 box tops

Josh played Fortnite for 68 minutes on Saturday. He played Fortnite again on Sunday for 43 minutes. How many minutes did Josh play on Fortnite for the weekend?

• 25 minutes

• 106 minutes

• 111 minutes

• 50 minutes

What addition problem do these base ten blocks represent?

• 35+29

• 28+39

• 29+38

• 38+29

Altogether is a key word that is used in ____ word problems.

• Addition

• Multiplication

• Subtraction

• Division