Addition and Subtraction Word Problem

Wanda traveled on an airplane twice last year for a total of 72 miles.

She traveled 49 miles in July.

How many miles did she travel in April?

• 121

• 23

• 37

• 111

Zane was supposed to practice his clarinet 2 times this week for 100 minutes. He practiced some on Tuesday and 47 minutes on Thursday. How many minutes did Zane practice on Tuesday?

• 63

• 67

• 100 + 47 = 147

• 100 - 47 = 53

Emery brought 41 pieces of candy home. Her dad and mom ate 27 pieces of candy. Emery was upset that she only had a bit of candy left. How many piece will Emery have to eat?

• 68

• 14

• 16

• 24

There are 47 more giraffes than elephants in the zoo. There are 74 giraffes. How many elephants are there?

• 121

• 33

• 27

• 37

Jeffery has 15 markers and 7 crayons. How many more markers than crayons does Jeffery have?

• 6

• 8

• 22

• 9

Pierre has 6 boxes of legos. His mom bought 10 more boxes. How many many boxes of legos does he have in all?

• 6 boxes

• 4 boxes

• 16 boxes

• 20 boxes

Walker had 3 crayons. Faith gave him 6 more. How many crayons does Walker have now?

• 9

• 3

• 7

There were 9 peppers in the garden. 6 of them were harvested. How many peppers are left in the garden?

• 3

• 7

• 15

There are 6 trays of eggs.  If there are 10 eggs on each tray, how many eggs are there altogether?

What is asked?

• 6 trays of eggs.

• 10 eggs on each tray

• How many eggs are there altogether?

• 6 trays of eggs

  10 eggs on each tray

What addition problem do these base ten blocks represent?

• 35+29

• 28+39

• 29+38

• 38+29