+/- Word Problems

Mrs. Jenkin’s vegetable patch at her home grew 89 carrots in September and 376 in the next 3 months. What was the total number of carrots from the vegetable patch?

• 4650
• 455
• 560
• 465

A children’s choir has 236 girls and 11 boys. What is the total number of kids in the children’s choir?

• 247
• 245
• 250
• 230

A water park sold 99 tickets for water rides and 293 tickets for water rafting on Sunday. How many tickets did the water park sell in all?

• 392
• 382

• 437

• 300

Viola, a candle maker, produces 200 red candles and 250 green candles in seven days. How many candles in all does Viola make in a week?

• 4500
• 450
• 600
• 350

Alice made and sold 505 crocheted pot holders and 325 crocheted headbands. How many items did she sell in all?

• 820
• 830
• 840
• 835

Alice made and sold 505 crocheted pot holders and 325 crocheted headbands. How many items did she sell in all?

• 830
• 820
• 840
• 835

169 sandcastles were built for a contest. If 68 were washed away, how many sand castles remain?

• 135
• 99
• 101
• 68

A baseball game was played in front of many fans. 530 were men. 224 were women. How many more fans were men than women?

• 306
• 254
• 478
• 132

Jenny had 820 T-shirts to sell. At the end of the week, only 376 shirts remained. How many shirts did Jenny sell?

• 376
• 564
• 444
• 820

A bakery has 276 chocolate cupcakes and 332 vanilla cupcakes. About how many more cupcakes are vanilla?

• 70

• 50

• 100

• 30