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Jimmy’s goal is to read 150 pages of his
book by Friday. He read 20 pages on
Monday and 32 pages on Tuesday. How
many more pages does he need to read
by the end of the week to reach his
goal?
98 pages
Niko has a total of 71 chickens and
goats on his farm. If he has 38 chickens,
how many goats does he have?
33 goats
**Candy Question**
Mr. Williams sent 192 text messages last month, but
he sent only 141 this month. How many more text
messages did he send last month?
51 messages
There are 365 days in a year. Quentin
spends 180 days in school, 17 days
camping, and the remaining days
relaxing at home. How many days does
Quentin have for relaxation?
168 days
A cooler contained 60 quarts of water
at the beginning of the day. At the end
of the day, it contained 17 quarts. How
many quarts of water were used that
day?
43 quarts
**Candy Question!**
Sara practiced playing guitar for 20 hours in January,
for 22 hours in February, and for 19 hours in March.
How many more hours did she play
combined in February and March than in
January?
21 hours
The snack stand sells drinks in sizes
small, medium, and large. Last night, it
sold 120 small drinks. It sold 48 more
medium drinks than small drinks. How
many small and medium drinks did it
sell?
288 drinks
Cast members voted on what flavor of
juice they wanted to serve at their cast
party; 23 members voted for apple
juice, 35 members voted for grape
juice, and 56 members voted for
orange juice. How many members of
the cast voted?
114 members
There are 967 books in the preschool
library; 420 books are softcover, and
the remaining books are hardcover. How
many books are hardcover?
547 books
There were three teams at the beach
cleanup. Team A collected 14 pounds
of trash, Team B collected 27 pounds
of trash, and Team C collected 31
pounds of trash. What was the total
weight of trash collected by all three
teams?
72 pounds
Mishka collected 25 trading cards in
August, 124 cards in September, and 37
cards in October. What is the total
number of cards he had after those 3
months?
186 cards
At Newbury Elementary School, there
are 65 second graders, 72 third graders,
and 66 fourth graders. How many
students are in Grades 2, 3, and 4?
203 students
There are 105 high school band members; 37
students play percussion instruments, 42 play
woodwind instruments, and the remaining
participants play brass instruments. How
many students play brass instruments?
26 players
A restaurant sets up a buffet stand with
320 napkins, 205 cups, and 190
spoons. How many more napkins and
spoons are there than cups?
305 napkins than spoons
**Candy Question**
The auditorium can seat a maximum of 1,000
people. Fifteen minutes before the showtime, 875
people arrived. By showtime, another 128 people
arrived. How many people will need to stand during
the show?
3 people
There were 497 kids who bought school
lunch on Monday, but only 365 kids
bought school lunch on Tuesday. How
many more kids bought lunch on
Monday?
132 kids
**Candy Question!**
There were 650 audience members at the concert;
300 members were parents, 172 members were
grandparents, and the rest were children. How many
audience members were children?
178 children
In Nolan’s garden, there are 32 tomato
plants, 17 cucumber plants, and 19
pepper plants. How many more tomato
and cucumber plants does Nolan have
than pepper plants?
30 plants
A local hardware store is having an
end-of-season sale. All rakes are now
$22, all leaf blowers are $48, and all
leaf bags are $18. What is the combined
cost of the two least expensive sale
items?
$40
Ben needs to save $230 to buy a new
bike. Last week, he had $156 saved. This
week, his grandmother gave him $40
for his birthday to put toward his
savings. How much more money does
he need to afford the bike?
$34
The cafeteria serves three flavors of
smoothies: banana, berry, and mango.
Last week, they sold 132 banana
smoothies, 67 berry smoothies, and 25
mango smoothies. How many more
banana and berry smoothies did the
cafeteria sell than mango smoothies?
174 smoothies
When the Robertson family went to the beach
in the morning, it was 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
By noon, the temperature had risen 15
degrees; however, when they left the beach at
the end of the day, the temperature had fallen
6 degrees. What was the temperature at the
beach when they left?
79 degrees
Nina’s gymnastics team raised $140 at
their fundraiser. They spent $35 on
refreshments, and the remaining
money was profit. How much money
did they earn in profit?
$105
**Candy Question**
An online pet store is selling all bags of cat food for
$39 and all bags of dog food for $45. What is the
combined cost of one bag of cat food and two
bags of dog food?
$129
Lilly’s family kept track of how many miles
they traveled each day on their 3-week
summer road trip. During week one, they
traveled 420 miles. During week two, they
traveled 380 miles. By the end of week three,
they had traveled a total of 900 miles. How
far did they travel during week three?
100 miles