Large Addition and Subtraction Word Problems

On Saturday night, 23,748 people attended the concert. On Sunday, 7,570 more people attended the concert than on Saturday. How many people attended the concert on Sunday?

• 31,318

• 31,317

• 20,218

• 21,318

What number must be added to 14,056 to result in a sum of 38,773?

• 24,717

• 25,717

• 52,829

• 51,829

In September, Liberty Elementary School collected 32,537 cans for a fundraiser. In October, they collected 207,492 cans. How many cans were collected during September and October?

• 74,955

• 240,029

• 240,929

• 239,969

There were 3,905 more hits on the school’s website in January than February. February had 9,854 hits. How many hits did the school’s website have during both months? How many hits did the website have during January and February?

• 24,613

• 23,614

• 23,613

• 24,612

How many more people attended the museum on Sunday than on Monday and Tuesday combined?

• 1420 more people

• 152 more people

• 564 more people

• 374 more people

During one month, 208,350 people visited the Alamo. The next month 197,695 visited the site. How many people visited the Alamo during these two months?

• Multiplication

• Division

• Subtraction

• Addition

At the Fairwealth Community Bank, there are 8,747 currency notes in the tellers' cash drawers. In addition, 9,878 currency notes are locked in the vault. In total, how many currency notes does the bank have?

• 18265

• 18555

• 18625

• 18565

Ellie read 12,000 pages total in third grade. By the end of fourth grade she wanted to read 250,000 more pages than she read in third grade. How many pages did she hope to read by the end of fourth grade?

• 12,000 + 250,000

• 12,000 - 250,000

• 250,00 - 12,000

• 12,000 x 4

Students in the Provo School District are collecting toys for children. Last week, they collected 4,971 toys. This week, they collected 4,292. How many toys have they collected so far?

• 8,320 toys

• 9,263 toys

• 9,583 toys

• 8,245 toys

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

• 222

• 952

• 722

• 932