Single Step Word Problems (+ and -)

Sam and Austin are each collecting magazines for recycling.  Sam collected 489 magazines.  Austin collected 893 magazines.  How many magazines did they collect in all?

• 404 magazines
• 1,382 magazines
• 432,212 magazines
• 1.8 magazines

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

A desktop computer that Hunter likes costs $1,275. A laptop model of the same computer costs $1,648. How much more does the laptop cost?

• $473
• $433
• $373
• $333

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many more chocolate cupcakes are at the bakery?

• 25 cupcakes
• 45 cupcakes
• 35 cupcakes
• 36 cupcakes

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CCSS.2.MD.B.5

Field Kindergarten Center has 138 students. Jordan School has 289 students. Schiller School has 274 students. How many students are in these three buildings altogether? 

• 738 students
• 602 students
• 612 students
• 701 students

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

During the summer, there are 3,853 people at Carlyle Lake. During the winter, that number drops to 1,295 people. How many more people stay at Carlyle Lake in the summer than in the winter?

• 2,558 people
• 3,559 people
• 2,669 people
• 3,668 people

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

In 2016, there were 30,162 at the Super Bowl. In 2017, there were 118,364 people at the Super Bowl. What was the total number of people at both games?

• 158,526 people
• 148,435 people
• 148,526 people
• 149,637 people

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

The City of Centralia needs to raise money to open a new skating rink. It will cost the city $50,000 to build it. So far, they have raised $17,823. How much more money do they still need to raise? 

• $43,288
• $21,066
• $32,177
• $42,177

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

• 1610 meters
• 2410 meters
• 9380 meters 
• 9330 meters 

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

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? 

• Mrs. Knight, 229
• Ms. Carpenter, 229
• Mrs. Knight, 219
• Ms. Carpenter, 219 

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CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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?

• 2,439
• 2,561
• 3,439
• 4,997

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3