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Story Problems (sum and difference)

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ezra has 66 stamps in his stamp collection. His aunt sent him 15 stamps from her trip to Africa. How many stamps does Ezra have now?

a)

82 stamps

b)

81 stamps

c)

51 stamps

d)

66 stamps

2.

There were 55 people on the subway heading uptown. At the 42nd Street stop, 13 more people got on. How many people are on the subway now?

a)

32 people

b)

55 people

c)

13 people

d)

68 people

3.

The Knights scored 91 points in their basketball game against the Falcons. The Falcons scored 73 points. How many more points did the Knights score?

a)

18 points

b)

164 points

c)

22 points

d)

73 points

4.

Esther and Nathan are going to visit their grandmother. She lives 97 miles away. They drove 64 miles, and stopped at a rest stop. How many more miles do they need to drive to get to their grandmother's house?

a)

64 miles

b)

97 miles

c)

33 miles

d)

23 miles

5.

Saratoga County received 14 inches of snow over the weekend. 6 inches of snow had melted before they received another 12 inches of snow throughout the week. How many inches of snow do they have now?

a)

20 inches

b)

26 inches

c)

32 inches

d)

40 inches

6.

Kimora solved 36 problems on the front page of her Math homework and 27 problems on the back page. She got 15 problems wrong. How many problems did she get correct?

a)

52 problems

b)

63 problems

c)

48 problems

d)

27 problems

7.

Leon received a $100 gift card to Elite Games and Comics for his birthday. He bought a video game for $39 and a comic book for $14. How much money does he have left on his gift card?

a)

$19

b)

$57

c)

$157

d)

$47

8.

Darius finished his homework in 60 minutes. He spent 15 minutes on his math homework and 18 minutes on his spelling homework. He spent the rest of the time reading for his daily reading log. How many minutes did he spend reading?

a)

60 minutes

b)

27 minutes

c)

37 minutes

d)

26 minutes

9.

Mr. Thorton ordered 6 pizzas for a class pizza party. Each pizza had the same number of slices. If there were 48 slices of pizza altogether, how many slices did each pizza have?

a)

42 slices

b)

6 slices

c)

54 slices

d)

8 slices

10.

Liv practiced her violin for 315 minutes last week and 275 minutes this week. How many minutes did she practice for altogether?

a)

590 minutes

b)

40 minutes

c)

630 minutes

d)

580 minutes

11.

Four Corners Bakery Cafe baked 165 cannoli. They sold 78 cannoli. How many cannoli were left?

a)

97 cannoli

b)

83 cannoli

c)

87 cannoli

d)

77 cannoli

12.

Keiji is saving his money to buy a hoverboard. The hoverboard costs $229. He has $134 saved. How much more money does he need to save?

a)

$105

b)

$115

c)

$363

d)

$95

13.

The Cortez family is taking a weekend trip to the state capital. The total distance between their town and the state capital is 292 miles. They drove 168 miles before they stopped for lunch. How many more miles do they have to drive to get to the state capital?

a)

460 miles

b)

123 miles

c)

124 miles

d)

163 miles

14.

CHALLENGE:

Jacoby had $240 saved for his trip to visit his aunt and uncle in Chicago. His round trip bus ticket cost $158 and he spent half of the amount he had left on a ticket to a baseball game and souvenirs. How much money did he spend on the ticket to the game?

a)

$82

b)

$67

c)

$41

d)

$120