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Addition/Subtraction Word Problems

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call the answer to an addition equation

a)

the sum

b)

the difference

c)

the addend

2.

What do you call the answer to a subtraction equation

a)

the sum

b)

the difference

c)

the subtraction

3.

Which number is the DIFFERENCE of the equation?

a)

7

b)

3

c)

4

d)

10

4.

What does ESTIMATE mean?

a)

to add or subtract

b)

to round the numbers and find about how much the answer is

c)

to guess the answer

5.

    736 - 495

a)
241
b)
124
c)
229
d)
239
6.

342 + 157

a)

599

b)

499

c)

399

d)

489

7.

158 + 497

a)

655

b)

545

c)

555

d)

565

8.

825 - 498

a)

473

b)

327

c)

477

d)

487

9.

418 + 259

a)

678

b)

241

c)

667

d)

677

10.

Estimate the difference

a)

30

b)

70

c)

40

d)

80

11.

Estimate the difference

a)

300

b)

200

c)

700

d)

800

12.

Addition or Subtraction: The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

a)

Addition (+)

b)

Subtraction (-)

13.

Addition or Subtraction: The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, they sold 81 baseballs. How many baseballs did the store have left?

a)

Addition (+)

b)

Subtraction (-)

14.

Addition or Subtraction: Mrs. Steer ran for 28 minutes. Mrs. Sapp ran for 45 minutes. How many more minutes did Mrs. Sapp run than Mrs. Steer?

a)

Addition (+)

b)

Subtraction (-)

15.

Addition or Subtraction: Mrs. Bridges had 12 donuts. She bought 25 more. How many does she have now?

a)

Addition (+)

b)

Subtraction (-)

16.

Mia read 485 pages last month and 391 pages this month. How many pages did Mia read altogether?

a)
866 pages
b)
876 pages
c)
886 pages
d)
877 pages
17.

Mateo wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395. He has $318. How much more money does Mateo need?

a)
$57
b)
$67
c)
$77
d)
$87
18.

Gia has 5 fewer stickers than Axel. Axel has 16 stickers. How many stickers does Gia have?

a)
8
b)
20
c)
21
d)
11
19.

Alexa has $328. She spends $45 on gifts for her parents. How much money does Alexa have left?

a)
$283
b)
$293
c)
$273
d)
$284
20.

Emely practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Afeny practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How many more minutes did Emely practice?

a)
12 minutes
b)
14 minutes
c)
17 minutes
d)
15 minutes