Word Problems +/-

Mrs. Green had some fabric to make costumes for three different school plays. The table shows the number of yards of fabric Mrs. Green used to make the costumes for each play.

Mrs. Green had 27 yards of fabric left over after making the costumes for these plays. How many yards of fabric did Mrs. Green have at the beginning?

• 170 yards

• 197 yards

• 143 yards

• 177 yards

Last month, the school store sold 107 t-shirts and 88 sweatshirts. How many more t-shirts were sold than sweatshirts?

• A) 19

• B) 29

• C) 185

• D) 195

A cinema has 710 seats.

- 158 seats are red.

- 247 seats are black.

- 119 seats are yellow.

The rest of the seats are green. How many seats are green?

• 186

• 524

• 214

• 206

At the beginning of September, Mr. Watkins had 543 erasers. - During September, he gave his students 99 of the erasers. - During October, he gave his students 212 of the erasers. How many erasers did Mr. Watkins have at the end of October?

• 854

• 232

• 430

• 344

A theater sold tickets for three movies. The table shows the number of tickets sold for each movie. What was the total number of tickets the theater sold for these three movies?

• A. 476

• B. 366

• C. 376

• D. 473

There are two lions in a zoo. The weight of the younger lion is 379 pounds. The weight of the older lion is 514 pounds. What is the difference in pounds between these two weights?

• 235 lb

• 135 lb

• 265 lb

• 145 lb

Roger has two boxes of nails. One box has 438 nails and the other box has 375 nails. How many nails does Roger have in these two boxes?

• 813

• 703

• 814

• 713

What was the difference in pounds between the weight of Samantha's ice chest and the combined weight of Gordon's and Diego's ice chests?

There are 297 peach trees on one farm. There are 615 peach trees on another farm. What is the difference between the number of peach trees on these farms?

Elisha listed the amounts she paid for guitar lessons over three months.

- February: $78

- March: $90

- April: $156

What is the total amount Elisha paid for guitar lessons over these three months?

• $314

• $324

• $114

• $325