Adding and Subtracting Word Problems

There were 641 roosters, 76 pigs, and 90 cows on a farm. How many more roosters are there than pigs and cows combined?

• 565

• 475

• 166

• 551

You were given $70 for your birthday by family members. You went to the toy store and spent some of your money on a new video game which was $12, a zhu zhu pet which was $16, and a pack of Pokemon cards which were $10. How much money do you now have after buying the items from the toy store?

• $54

• $32

• $60

• $108

Mrs. Sean's class raised $921 selling chocolate for a school fundraiser. Mr. Pang's class raised $786 for the fundraiser. How much more did Mrs. Sean's class raise for the fundraiser?

• $145

• $1,707

• $135

• $150

In October, a game warden released 659 trout and 215 snapper in to a lake. In November, she released 742 trout and 327 snapper into the lake. How many more trout than snapper were released in November?

• 415

• 731

• 287

• 332

It rained 0.72 inches on Monday. On Tuesday, it rained 0.34 inches less than on Monday. How much did it rain on Tuesday?

• .38

• .37

• .39

• 1.08

Tucker bought 2.78 pounds of melon and 2.27 pounds of cherries. How much fruit did he buy in all?

• .51

• .52

• 5.05

• 5.15

A bee colony produced 0.6 pounds of honey, but bears ate 0.3 pounds of it. How much honey remains?

• .3

• .03

• 1.03

• 10.3

After buying some bananas for $64.90, Larry has $3.96 left. How much money did Larry have to begin with?

• $65.24

• $65.78

• $68.86

• $63.26

Steve gives $78.88 to Gerald. If Steve started with $95.61, how much money does he have left?

• $16.73

• $18.25

• $17.36

• $15.54

Paul has $49.75 and Steven has $14.22. How much more does Paul have than Steven?

• $40.25

• $65.24

• $38.75

• $35.53