Addition and Subtraction Word Problems Quiz

Fred noticed that the temperature was 50 degrees when he was playing soccer in the afternoon. Later in the evening, when Jaslyn joined him for a walk, the temperature was 30 degrees. How much did the temperature change?

Jonathan baked 24 gingerbread cookies for a winter holiday party. Later, Xavier helped him bake 31 more gingerbread cookies. How many gingerbread cookies do they have now?

Jonathan had 24 candy canes which he used for decorating his Christmas tree. He gave 6 of them to his friend Jaslyn. How many candy canes does Jonathan have left? 

At Santa's Christmas party, Frosty the Snowman was making snow sculptures. 26 children wanted dog snow sculptures and 17 children, including Jessica and Jonathan, wanted bear snow sculptures. How many snow sculptures did Frosty the Snowman make at the party?

Jonathan and James went to a park and saw 112 ducks at the pond. Suddenly, 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

Santa had 150 candy canes in his bag. At the end of the Christmas Eve, he noticed there were only 81 candy canes left. How many candy canes did Santa give away?

Santa, Rudolph, Frosty, Jack Frost, and Elf were on a sleigh ride. They were 82 presents in total on the sleigh. At the next house, 28 presents including ones for Jack Frost and Elf were dropped off. How many presents were left on the sleigh? 

During the winter holidays, Jaslyn baked 42 gingerbread cookies for a neighborhood party. Xavier, on the other hand, baked 68 gingerbread cookies for the same party. How many more cookies did Xavier bake than Jaslyn?

During the winter holidays, Adrian wants to buy a new PlayStation game as a gift that costs $395. He has $318 saved from his holiday part-time job. How much more money does Adrian need to buy the game?

Last December, Santa Claus made 485 toys and this January, Mrs. Claus made 391 toys. How many toys did Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus make altogether?