Expression Word Problems

Roger had sixteen dollars. For his birthday he got twenty-eight more dollars but spent twenty-five on a new game. How much money does he have now?

• 19

• 44

• 3

• 12

Oliver had 33 dollars in January. By March he had spent 4 dollars. If he got another 32 dollars from his mom, how much money would he have?

• 65

• 69

• 51

• 5

Mr. Parham had 10 aliens from "Toy Story". He gave 2 to Danny. He bought 20 more! How many aliens does he have now?

• 10 aliens

• 32 aliens

• 28 aliens

• 16 aliens

Mrs. Dietrich had 21 students.  3 students moved.  Then she got 2 new students.  How many students does she have now?

• 25 students

• 20 students

• 16 students

• 21 students

Edwin loves Pokémon cards.  He had 23 cards.  He bought 20 more.  Then 2 days later, he sold 3 of them to Justin.  How many cards does he have now?

• 18 cards

• 40 cards

• 0 cards

• 48 cards

For Halloween Debby and her sister combined the candy they received. Debby had thirty-two pieces of candy while her sister had forty-two. If they ate thirty-five pieces the first night, how many pieces do they have left?

• 74

• 10

• 39

• 7

I went to Wal-Mart.I bought 12 bananas, 2 oranges, and 4 potatoes. How many fruits and vegetables did I buy in all?

• 6 fruits and vegetables

• 18 fruits and vegetables

• 10 fruits and vegetables

• I don't know

Mr. Jones walked 472 steps Monday morning, 318 steps on Tuesday morning and 390 steps Wednesday morning. How many steps did he walk altogether?

There were 3 jars of candy corn at the Fall Festival. The first jar had 79 pieces of candy corn, the second jar had 147 pieces of candy corn and the third jar had 144 pieces of candy corn. How many pieces of candy corn were there in all 3 jars combined?

• 291

• 223

• 376

• 370

Mrs. Webb wanted to buy spider rings for Halloween. She found 174 spiders rings at Walmart and 286 spider rings at Target. How many more spider rings were at Target?

• 102

• 112

• 212

• 460