Additions and Subtraction Equation Word Problems

After two games of the 5th grade basketball season, the team has a 1 win, 1 loss record. In their win, the team scored 56 points. For their loss, they scored 27 points. How many more points did the team score in their first game than their second game?

• 19 points

• 39 points

• 29 points

• 49 points

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

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

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

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

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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 

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CCSS.7.NS.A.1C

There was a former professional wrestler named The Sheik. The Sheik would wrestle two matches a night. His first match, The Sheik would wear a mask. The second match he would wrestle the main event as The Sheik. His first match would go 17 minutes. The Sheik's second match would go 35 minutes. How much longer was The Sheik's second match than his first match?

• 18 minutes

• 17 minutes

• 8 minutes

• 7 minutes

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

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 

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A puppy has now grown to its full adult size. The puppy weighed 8 lbs when it was born. Now the adult dog weighs 92 lbs. How much did the dog grow in its life?

• 100 lbs

• 84 lbs

• 74 lbs

• 64 lbs 

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

A rain forest receives a lot of rain during the year. In 2015, the rain forest had 165 inches of rain. The following year, the rain forest had 197 inches of rain. How much rain did the rain forest receive in those two years?

• 462 Inches

• 382 Inches

• 412 Inches

• 362 Inches 

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CCSS.2.NBT.B.7

CCSS.3.NBT.A.2

Taking away a smaller number from the big number is called

• addition

• subtraction

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CCSS.2.OA.A.1