1-2 Step Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

The cinema has 700 seats. 113 adults and 276 children come to see the film. How many empty seats are there?

• 389 seats

• 311 seats

• 424 seats

• 587 seats

Dorothy is saving her money for a new bike costing £286. If she already saved £39 and is then given £59 for her birthday, how much more does she need to save?

• £247

• 227

• £188

• £98

A study of 900 people found that 687 were right handed, 174 were left handed and the remainder were ambidextrous. How many were ambidextrous?

• 39 people

• 1761 people

• 1074 people

• 213 people

The crisp factory needs to make 875 bags an hour. If a machine breaks down and the factory only makes 323 bags in one hour, how many does it need to make in the next hour to catch up?

• 1198 bags

• 875 bags

• 552 bags

• 1427 bags

Dave earns £1485 a month as a bus driver and his wife earns £1760 as a teacher. If Dave gets a pay rise of £217 a month, how much less than his wife does he earn?

• £1702

• £58

• £1543

• £275

Our teacher has 156 handbags. 24 are red and 39 are black. How many handbags are neither red nor black?

• 93

• 132

• 219

• 63