Addition Word Problems
Nick traveled 352 miles last year. His brother traveled 39 miles. How many miles did they travel in all?
391 miles
A moose weighs 897 pounds. A camel weighs 785 pounds. How much more does a moose weigh than a camel?
What is 112 pounds
Mrs. Johnson has 255 recipes to organize. She has organized 42 of them. How many more recipes does she need to organize?
213 recipes
258 + 39 = ?
297
"Altogether" means to __________?
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There is a mother elephant and a baby elephant at the zoo. The mother elephant weights 734 pounds and the baby weights 57 pounds. How much do they weigh altogether?
791 pounds
A passage about dogs has 225 words. A shorter passage about cats has 123 words. How many more words does the passage about dogs have than the shorter passage about cats?
102 words
Emmie walked 399 steps Monday morning and 333 steps on Monday afternoon. How many more steps did she walk in the morning than the afternoon?
66 steps
449 + 32 = ?
481
"How many are left" means to _____________?
subtract
Andrew drove 213 miles in his new car the first week he owned it. He drove 68 miles the second week. How many miles did Adrian drive both weeks?
281 miles
There were 125 popsicles eaten at the 2nd grade party. There were 118 popsicles eaten at the 1st grade party. How many more popsicles were eaten at the 2nd grade party than the 1st grade party?
7 popsicles
Charlie wants to save $450 this year. So far, he has earned $270. How much more money will Charlie have to earn to meet his goal?
$180
655 - 47 = ?
608
"Difference" means to ________?
subtract
Betty's Bakery sells 312 muffins each week. They also sell 125 cookies and 46 cakes each week. How many total items does the bakery sell each week?
483 items
Harper wants to buy an iPad that costs $759. There is a sale on Sunday and the iPad will cost $699. How much will Harper save if she buys the iPad on Sunday?
$60
Bus #9 can seat 66 students. If there are already 57 students seated in the bus, how many more students can board the bus?
9 students
883 - 68 = ?
815
"Total" means to ___________.
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Levi's soccer team is selling coupon books for a fundraiser. Levi sold 23 books and his friend Colter sold 31 books. They have 6 books left to sell. How many total books did the two boys have to sell in the beginning?
60 books
Julie and her mother baked 48 cookies. She took 24 cookies to school. Her sister ate some some of the cookies. They now have 18 cookies left. How many cookies did Julie's sister eat?
6 cookies
Lyla painted 12 paintings for the school art show. She sold 6 paintings the first day. She painted 4 more to show the second day. She sold 3 paintings the last day. How many paintings does Lyla have left?
7 paintings
954 - 209= ?
745
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