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Math Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Herman bought a sweater for $28 and a shirt for $13. Which is a way to find out how much change he would get from $50?

a)

A. Subtract the difference of 28 and 13 from 50.

50 - (28-13)

b)

B. Add 13 to the difference of 50 and 28.

13+ (50-28)

c)

C. Subtract the sum of 28 and 13 from 50.

50- (28 + 13)

d)

D. Add 50 to the difference of 28.25 and 13.99.

2.

A hiking trail in Texas will be 2,321 feet long. The city has worked on 1,932 feet of the trail. How many feet of the trail still need to be completed?

a)

1,611

b)

1,039

c)

389

d)

289

3.

Sam has 31 cupcakes. He gave 7 cupcakes to his friend. How many cupcakes does he have left?

a)

24

b)

36

c)

26

d)

38

4.

Kate had 9 dolls. Her mom gave her 14 more for her birthday. How many dolls does Kate have now?

a)

15

b)

5

c)

23

d)

6

5.

Jett has 25 comic books and Ethan has 19 comic books. How many more does Jett have?

a)

1

b)

14

c)

44

d)

6

6.

Tate has 44 pieces of bubble gum. Corey has 28 pieces of bubble gum. How many pieces do they have altogether?

a)

15

b)

16

c)

72

d)

25

7.

Maggie went to dance practice for 100 minutes. Julia went to dance practice for 85 minutes. How much longer did Maggie practice?

a)

185 minutes

b)

25 minutes

c)

85 minutes

d)

15 minutes

8.

The store had 150 baseballs. At the end of the month, there were 80 baseballs left. How many baseballs did the store sell?

a)

70

b)

230

c)

130

d)

30

9.

Jack saw 65 goldfish. 45 fish had stripes. How many fish did not have stripes?

a)

20

b)

110

c)

45

d)

100

10.

Sam had some ducks in his pond. 10 of them flew away. He still has 20 left. How many ducks did Sam start with?

a)

10

b)

30

c)

8

d)

24

11.

Gary scored 11 points in the game. His brother scored 36 points. How many more points did his brother score?

a)

20

b)

45

c)

25

d)

47

12.

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

13.

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 

14.

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 

15.

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