Add and Subtract Whole Numbers Word Problems

Joe got 34,867 points playing a video game, and Carlos got 29,978 points. How many more points did Joe get than Carlos?

• 14,889

• 4,999

• 4,989

• 4,889

On Thursday there were 320 tickets sold for the school play. On Friday there were 282 tickets sold for the school play. On Saturday there were 375 tickets sold for the school play. Which is the best estimate of the total tickets sold?

• 1,100 tickets sold

• 1,000 tickets sold

• 900 tickets sold

• 800 tickets sold

David went to a sporting good store with $400 and bought a set of golf clubs for $329 including the tax. How much money did David have left after his purchase?

• $160

• $161

• $260

• $261

Manuel has 60 minutes to get to karate class. If it takes him 27 minutes to ride his bike to class and 10 minutes to change into his karate uniform, how much time does he have before he must leave his house?

• 20 minutes

• 21 minutes

• 23 minutes

• 97 minutes

To advertise for the school fun fair, 325 flyers were printed on Wednesday, 468 flyers were printed on Thursday, and 815 flyers were printed on Friday. How many flyers were printed in all?

• 1,620

• 1,608

• 1,508

• 1,600

Garrett drove 239 miles on Saturday and 149 miles on Sunday. To find 239 + 149, Garrett made a multiple of ten, as shown below. What is the missing number?

239 + 149 = 240 + _____ = 388

• 129

• 130

• 147

• 148

A music group made 8,000 copies of a CD. So far, they have sold 6,280 copies. How many copies are left?

• 14,280 copies

• 14,000 copies

• 2,280 copies

• 1,720 copies

In April, 5,326 books were checked out of the library. In May, 3,294 books were checked out. How many books were checked out in all?

• 8,620 books

• 8,600 books

• 5,326 books

• 2,032 books

What number makes the number sentence true?

28 + 79 = ____ + 28

• 28

• 79

• 100

• 107

Betty had 719 pennies in her piggy bank. If she gave her sister 239 pennies, how many pennies did Betty have left?

• 400

• 480

• 500

• 958