Add Subtract Word Problems

Mrs. Garee  picked up 292 shells at the seashore in the morning and 324 shells in the afternoon. How many shells did she pick up in all? 

• 616 shells

• 626 shells

• 765 shells

• 611 shells

At a wedding reception, there are 458 guests but 324 meals.
How many more meals are needed?

• 134

• 159

• 147

• 123

Alexander invited 34 friends to a swim party. 9 friends couldn't come. Which number sentence shows how many friends came to Alexander's party?

• 34 + 9 = ?

• 34 - 25 = ?

• 34 + 25= ?

• 34 - 9 = ?

At the circus, Porfirio has 16 balloons. He sells 7 balloons. How many balloons does Porfirio have left?

• 21 balloons

• 16 balloons

• 9 balloons

• 7 balloons

Shane needs 10 3/5 hours to complete a project.

If he already worked on the project for 5 3/4 hours, how many more hours does he need to complete her project?

(Hint: rename if necessary)

• 15 6/9

• 5 6/20

• 4 3/20

• 4 17/20

Jayden bought a 5 cup bag of pecans. If she uses 2 2/3 cups to bake cookies, how many cups of pecans will be left in the bag?

• 7 2/3 cups

• 3 2/3 cups

• 2 1/3 cups

• 3 1/3 cups

Destiny was to feed her dog in the morning. She was to give the large dog 7/8 of a scoop of dog food and the smaller dog 1/4 of a scoop. How much more dog food does Destiny need to give the large dog?

• 3/8 scoop

• 5/8 scoop

• 1/2 scoop

• 1 scoop

Chris had 25 marbles in his collection. He gave 2/5 of his marbles away to his friends. How many marbles did Chris give away?

• 15

• 10

• 25

• 1

Rachel had 1/8 bag of popcorn.

Ethan had 2/3 bag of popcorn.

How much popcorn did they have altogether?

• 3/11

• 3/8

• 3/24

• 19/24

Jim earns $22.50, $14.75, and $8.50 on three different days.  How much did he earn in all? 

• $28.75

• $45.25

• $45.75

• 457.50