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Add and Subtract Word Problems

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Lower School has a recycling program. They collected 4,092 plastic bottles last year, and this year are hoping to collect 6,000 bottles. How many more do they need to collect to reach their goal?

a)

10,092

b)

1,908

c)

2,000

d)

6,000

2.

Kerny played a car game and scored 453 points in first round and 673 points in second round. The game was over after the second round. How many points did he have at the end of the game?

a)

1,261 Points

b)

1,126 Points

c)

1,346 Points

d)

1,871 Points

3.

The 5th grade has 1,004 pencils and the 6th grade has 1,059 pencils. How many do they have together?

a)

55

b)

2,063

c)

1,063

d)

1,000

4.

Sloane made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. She made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many more  baskets did Sloane make this week?

a)
49 baskets
b)
50 baskets
c)
39 baskets
d)
59 baskets
5.

Josiah scored 500 points on his basketball league last year. So far this year, he scored 44. How many more does he need to score to match last year's points?

a)

456

b)

461

c)

608

d)

773

6.

Mikeyla likes to sleep. On Saturday she napped for 148 minutes and on Sunday she napped for 387 minutes. How many minutes did she nap over the weekend?

a)
535
b)
425
c)

248

d)

239

7.

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

8.
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
9.
The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?
a)
25 cupcakes
b)
45 cupcakes
c)
35 cupcakes
d)
36 cupcakes
10.
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
11.
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
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Oliver made 263 baskets at basketball practice last week. He made 312 baskets at practice this week. How many more  baskets did Oliver make this week?
a)
49 baskets
b)
50 baskets
c)
39 baskets
d)
59 baskets
15.

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

16.

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

17.

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