Word Problems
A theater has 325 seats. There are 185 people who bought tickets for a show. How many seats are empty?
140 seats
On Friday, 19 people went to the park. On Saturday, 56 people went to the park. On Sunday, 23 people went to the park. How many people went to the park in all?
19 + 56 + 23= 98 people
200 - 152 =
48
On Monday, Melody practices piano for 85 minutes. On Tuesday, she practices for 48 minutes. How long does Melody practice on Monday and Tuesday all together?
133 minutes
83 + 100= _______
183
Royce had $106. He spent $58 on a video game. How much did he have left?
$48
Mrs. Oltz had 100 books in her classroom. There were 65 fiction books and the rest were nonfiction. How many were nonfiction?
100 - 65= 35
100 - 13 =
87
A book has 19 pages. Becky has read 7 pages so far. How many more pages does Becky need to read to finish the book?
12 pages
166 - 40 = _________
126
Glacier Park has 276 different plant species. Jefferson Park has 169 different plant species. How many more plant species does Glacier Park have than Jefferson Park?
107
Byron read 42 books. Shawna read 28 books. How many more books did Byron read than Shawna?
42- 28= 14 books
200 - 42 =
158
A clock tower is 70 feet tall. The church is 52 feet. How much taller is the clock tower than the church?
70 - 52 = 18 feet
______ + 10 = 174
164
Kendra had $52. She spent $17 on plants and $13 on gardening supplies. How much money did Kendra have left?
$22
Jason scored 34 points. Kim scored 68 points. How many points did they score together?
34 + 68= 102 points
100 - 56 =
44
A travel club has $81 in the bank. The club spends $73 to go on a trip. How much money is left in the bank?
$8
127 + _____= 167
40
Jared had 400 marbles in a bag. He moved 321 marbles into a box. How many marbles were left in the bag?
79 marbles
There are a total of 72 boxes of markers. The office has sold 38 boxes. How many boxes of markers are left to be sold?
72 - 38 = 34
200 - 89 =
111
Lee Ann scored 73 points on the video game. The highest score on the video game is 100 points. How many more points does Lee Ann need to equal the high score?
100 - 73 = 27 points
85 + 42 = ______
127