Math Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

Each pack of pencils contains 8 pencils. Sahil bough 3 packs and divided them equally among 6 people. How many pencils did each person get? 

• 24

• 4

• 17

• 5

James bough four 8-ounce bottles of water for a hiking trip. He drank 28 ounces. How many ounces of water are left?

• 20

• 32

• 4

• 36

Kim and Sarah sold bags of cookies. Each bag has 8 cookies Kim sold 4 bags of cookies Sarah sold 5 bags of cookies What is the total number of cookies that Kim and Sarah sold together?

• 60

• 52

• 17

• 72

Ms. Weiss cooked some pancakes for herself and 3 family members. She made 28 pancakes to split equally. How many pancakes will each person receive?

• 7

• 4

• 3

• 8

A store had 500 pieces of candy. If 230 pieces were sold on Monday and 120 pieces on Tuesday, how many pieces are left?

• 150

• 160

• 170

• 180

If you have 45 apples and you buy 27 more, then give 16 to your neighbor, how many apples do you have left?

• 54

• 56

• 58

• 60

A school has 738 books in its library. If 489 books are checked out, how many books are left in the library?

• 249

• 259

• 269

• 279

Johnsonville Elementary school was having a canned food drive. Fifth grade students brought in a total of 13,928 cans. Third grade students brought in 2,074 cans more than the fifth grade students. How many cans did the third grade students bring in?

• 13,928 + 2,074

• 2,074 - 13,928

• 2,074 x 13,928

• 13,928 - 2,074

If a farmer sells 365 watermelons and then harvests 587 more, how many watermelons does the farmer have now?

• 222

• 952

• 722

• 932

A baker made 120 cupcakes for a party. If 75 cupcakes were eaten during the first half of the party and 30 during the second half, how many cupcakes are left?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 10