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Word Problems Addition And Subtraction

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 2hrs 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mr. Jones walked 472 steps Monday morning, 318 steps on Tuesday morning and 390 steps Wednesday morning. How many steps did he walk Tuesday and Wednesday morning?

a)

790

b)

862

c)

708

d)

1,180

2.

Emily collected 264 pieces of candy while trick-or-treating. Her brother, Alex, collected 50 more pieces of candy than Emily. How many pieces of candy did Alex collect?

a)

314

b)

210

c)

214

3.

There were 3 jars of candy corn at the Fall Festival. The first jar had 79 pieces of candy corn, the second jar had 147 pieces of candy corn and the third jar had 144 pieces of candy corn. How many pieces of candy corn were there in all 3 jars combined?

a)

291

b)

223

c)

376

d)

370

4.

Mrs. Webb wanted to buy spider rings for Halloween. She found 174 spiders rings at Walmart and 286 spider rings at Target. How many more spider rings were at Target?

a)

460

b)

212

c)

112

5.

The school book fair sold 461 books during the first week. They sold 307 books during the second week of the book fair. How many more books were sold during the first week than the second week?

a)

154

b)

163

c)

768

d)

166

6.

During the fall, Brandon and Blake collected pinecones. Brandon collected 234 pine cones. Blake collected 139 pinecones. On the way back home, they dropped 25 pinecones. How many pine cones did they have when they got home?

a)

498

b)

348

c)

373

7.

Jon has 12 blocks. He gives 6 blocks to his friend. How many blocks does Jon have left?

a)

6 blocks

b)

4 blocks

c)

7 blocks

d)

3 blocks

8.

There are 8 kids playing in the pool and 6 more jump in. How many kids are in the pool now?

a)

15 kids

b)

14 kids

c)

17 kids

d)

16 kids

9.

Linda has 10 cupcakes. She gives 7 cupcakes to her friends. How many cupcakes does Linda have now?

a)

3 cupcakes

b)

4 cupcakes

c)

5 cupcakes

d)

6 cupcakes

10.

Ben has 11 balloons. 2 balloons flew away. How many balloons are left?

a)

10 balloons

b)

8 balloons

c)

7 balloons

d)

9 balloons

11.

Tom has 4 carrots. Sam has 3 carrots. How many carrots do they have in all?

a)

5 carrots

b)

6 carrots

c)

1 carrot

d)

7 carrots

12.

Max has 7 cars. Tara has 6 cars. How many cars do they have altogether?

a)

10 cars

b)

1 car

c)

13 cars

d)

12 cars

13.

Josh has 12 books. He lost 2 books. How many books does he have now?

a)

10 books

b)

9 books

c)

8 books

d)

7 books

14.

Kate has 6 dolls. Her mom gives her 2 more dolls. How many dolls does Kate have now?

a)

8 dolls

b)

4 dolls

c)

9 dolls

d)

3 dolls

15.

Mary has a basket of 5 apples. She eats 5 of the apples. How many apples does she have now?

a)

5 apples

b)

3 apples

c)

0 apples

d)

1 apple

16.

Marco has 8 marbles. Some are red. 7 are blue. How many marbles are red?

a)

1 red marble

b)

2 red marbles

c)

15 red marbles

d)

0 red marbles

17.

Jacob has a basket of 13 apples. Some are green. 5 are red. How many apples are green?

a)

13-5=9

b)

13+5=18

c)

13-5=7

d)

13-5=8

18.

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

a)

727 cupcakes

b)

725 cupcakes

c)

720 cupcakes

d)

729 cupcakes

19.

Max is 183 cm tall. Ruby is 169 cm tall. How much taller is Max than Ruby?

a)

12 cm

b)

16cm

c)

14 cm

d)

18cm

20.

Maggie practiced her flute for 100 minutes. Julia practiced her flute for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

a)

12 minutes

b)

14 minutes

c)

17 minutes

d)

15 minutes

21.

The store has 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 81 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

a)

69 baseballs

b)

59 baseballs

c)

70 baseballs

d)

68 baseballs

22.

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

a)

866 pages

b)

876 pages

c)

886 pages

d)

877 pages

23.

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

a)

44 ducks

b)

34 ducks

c)

54 ducks

d)

64 ducks

24.

Oliver made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. He made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many total baskets did Oliver make?

a)

565 baskets

b)

555 baskets

c)

585 baskets

d)

575 baskets

25.

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

a)

$57

b)

$67

c)

$77

d)

$87

26.

Iqra has 630 marbles and her mom gives her 255 more. How many marbles does Iqra have altogether?

a)

1,000

b)

1,100

c)

885

d)

2,050

27.

Suzanne found 245 yellow flowers and 162 white flowers. How many flowers did she find in all?

a)

450

b)

407

c)

502

d)

388

28.

Miles has 66 chickens and Isabella has 28 chickens. How many more chickens does Mile have than Isabella?

a)

45

b)

32

c)

38

d)

40

29.

Halie has 55 seashells and she gave 16 away. How many seashells does Halie have left?

a)

39

b)

25

c)

32

d)

30

30.

Nadine has 254 star stickers and 382 rainbow stickers. What is the total amount of stickers Nadine has?

a)

900

b)

840

c)

636

d)

892

31.

There are 224 blue birds and 165 red birds. What is the difference between the amount of blue birds to red birds?

a)

59

b)

144

c)

170

d)

185

32.

Julian has 46 Fornite characters and last night he won 16 more. How many characters does Julian have in all?

a)

42

b)

50

c)

38

d)

62

33.

There are 654 turtles in the pond and 184 fish. How many more turtles are there than fish?

a)

220

b)

450

c)

470

d)

1,298

34.

The store sold 64 goldfish and 9 birds. How many pets did the store sell?

a)

64

b)

73

c)

90

d)

80

35.

What is the difference between 555 and 366?

a)

105

b)

28

c)

189

d)

90

36.

Ms. Basinger buys a duck and a chicken. The duck weighs 2,300 grams. The chicken weighs 1,675 grams. How much heavier is the duck than the chicken?

a)

1375 grams

b)

575 grams

c)

625 grams

d)

635 grams

37.

Ms. Henley runs 3,860 meters and Mrs. O'Neill runs 5,470 meters. How far do they run altogether?

a)

1610 meters

b)

2410 meters

c)

9380 meters

d)

9330 meters

38.

Mrs. Knight and Ms. Carpenter sell flags to raise money for their club. Mrs. Knight sells 457 flags and Ms. Carpenter sells 686 flags. Who sells more flags? How many more?

a)

Mrs. Knight, 229

b)

Ms. Carpenter, 229

c)

Mrs. Knight, 219

d)

Ms. Carpenter, 219

39.

Jamil drinks 1,466 milliliters of water a day. Miricile drinks 2,895 mililiters more than Jamil. How much water does Miricle drink?

a)

4361 milliliters

b)

4351 milliliters

c)

1429 milliliters

d)

1329 milliliters

40.

A total of 3,718 tickets were sold for a skating show. Of that total, 1,279 were adult tickets. The remaining tickets were child tickets. How many child tickets were sold?

a)

2,439

b)

2,561

c)

3,439

d)

4,997