Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

A total of 8567 fans watched the first game

of the Championship between the Central Pulse

and the Southern Steel. The next time they

played there were 9489 fans watching. How

many more fans were there in

the second game?

• 946 more fans

• 948 more fans

• 856 more fans

• 922 more fans

Between them, Laura Geitz and Madeleine

Proud run a total of 2345 kilometres each year.

If Laura runs 1785 kilometres, how far

does Madeleine run?

• 600 kilometres

• 560 kilometres

• 530 kilometres

• 650 kilometres

A total of 12721 fans watched the first game

of the Championship between the Melbourne

Vixens and the West Coast Fever. The next time

they played, there were 9792

fans watching. How many

more fans were at the first game?

• 4029 fans

• 2029 fans

• 2929 fans

• 4929 fans

What number must be added to 14,056 to result in a sum of 38,773?

• 24,717

• 25,717

• 52,829

• 51,829

In September, Liberty Elementary School collected 32,537 cans for a fundraiser. In October, they collected 207,492 cans. How many cans were collected during September and October?

• 74,955

• 240,029

• 240,929

• 239,969

There were 3,905 more hits on the school’s website in January than February. February had 9,854 hits. How many hits did the school’s website have during both months? How many hits did the website have during January and February?

• 24,613

• 23,614

• 23,613

• 24,612

A computer shop sold $356,291 worth of computers and accessories. It sold $43,720 worth of accessories. How much did the computer shop sell in computers?

• $313,571

• $312,571

• $400,011

• 313,471

On Saturday night, 23,748 people attended the concert. On Sunday, 7,570 more people attended the concert than on Saturday. How many people attended the concert on Sunday?

• 31,318

• 31,317

• 20,218

• 21,318

An elementary school collected 1,705 bottles for a recycling program. A high school also collected some bottles. Both schools collected 3,627 bottles combined. How many bottles did the high school collect?

• 5,332

• 5,333

• 2,122

• 1,922

John had 85 marbles in his collection. He lost 29 marbles. How many marbles does he have now?

• 114

• 104

• 56

• 66