Addition or Subtraction Word Problems

James ate 25 small cookies today. If Emily ate 75, how many more did Emily eat than James?

• Addition

• Subtraction

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Jamie drinks 20 ozs of coffee today and 20 oz yesterday. How much coffee did she drink both days?

• Addition

• Subtraction

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Wally rode his bike 2 miles to the park. Then, he rode 3 more miles to get ice cream. How far did he ride his bike in all?

• Addition

• Subtraction

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Berry had $39, but spent $15 on a new book. How much money does Berry have left?

• Addition

• Subtraction

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1

Mr. Nolan paid $36.95 for each adult shirt and $23.95 for each youth shirt he bought. Mr. Nolan bought 2 adult shirts and 5 youth shirts. How much money did he spend on these shirts?

• $167.35

• $258.65

• $232.65

• $193.65

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Sierra had 136 trading cards. She gave away 15 to each of her 3 friends. Which expression shows how many cards Sierra has left?

• 136 - (15 x 3)

• 136 + (15 x 3)

• (136 - 15) x 3

• (136 + 15) x 3

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CCSS.5.OA.A.1

CCSS.5.OA.A.2

Jesse and his brother were playing video games. Jesse scored 1,254 points. His brother scored 2,015 more points than Jesse. How many points did they score combined?

• 3,211

• 4,513

• 4,523

• 3,269

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

How many more cans did Ms. De Vita's class collect than Mr. Hallock's and Mr. O'Meara's classes combined?

• 104

• 150

• 493

• 539

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Ben had 5 sheets of stickers. Each sheet had 12 stickers on it. Ben gave 23 stickers to his sister. He gave 16 stickers to his brother. Which equation can be used to determine s, how many stickers Ben has left?

• (5x12)-23-16=s

• (12+5)-23-16=s

• (5x12)-23+16=s

• (12x5)+23-16=s

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Dennis made three dozen picnic tables. He painted 13 of them red, 15 blue, and the rest yellow. How many picnic tables did Dennis paint yellow?

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8