Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Olivia read 2 books on Monday, 3 books on Tuesday, and 4 books on Wednesday. How many books did she read in all?

• 5 books

• 7 books

• 9 books

• 10 books

Addison put $213.00 into her account last week and took out $137.00 this week. How much money remains in her bank account?

• 193 dollars

• 268 dollars

• 350 dollars

• 76 dollars

The local school is collecting money to help pay for new recess equipment. The school wants to collect $2,000.00. If the school collects $1,455.00, then how much more money do they need to collect?

• $545

• $645

• $445

• $535

A zoo has two new baby giraffes. The younger baby giraffe is a boy. The older baby giraffe is a girl. The girl giraffe 625 lbs. The boy giraffe weighs about 580 lbs. How much do the two giraffes weigh?

• 1,105 lbs

• 3,155 lbs 

• 1,385 lbs

• 1,205 lbs

The bakery has 381 chocolate cupcakes and 346 vanilla cupcakes. How many total cupcakes does the bakery have?

• 727 cupcakes

• 725 cupcakes

• 720 cupcakes

• 729 cupcakes

There are 112 ducks at the pond. 78 ducks flew away. How many ducks are still at the pond?

• 44 ducks

• 34 ducks

• 54 ducks

• 64 ducks

Gary wants to buy a new video game system that costs $395.00. He has $318.00. How much more money does Gary need?

• $57

• $67

• $77

• $87

An airline pilot wants to measure how many miles they fly in a day. The pilot will make three trips in a day. The first trip is 675 miles. The second trip is 680 miles. The last trip will be 685 miles. How many total miles will the pilot fly that particular day?

• 1,040 Miles

• 2,040 Miles 

• 2,240 Miles

• 2,480 Miles

The warmest day of this year was 105 degrees. The coldest day of the year was 18 degrees. What is the difference between the warmest and coldest days of the year?

• 97 degress

• 77 degrees

• 123 degrees

• 87 degrees 

Nebraska is about 464 Miles. Iowa is about 289 miles. How many miles are each state together? 

• 703 Miles

• 853 Miles

• 753 Miles

• 773 Miles