Spooky Sums
Ms. Luna bought 248 pumpkins for the school’s Halloween party. The PTO donated 176 more. How many total pumpkins do they have?
424 pumpkins
Jada had 342 pieces of candy after trick-or-treating. She gave 128 pieces to her cousins. How many pieces does she have now?
214 pieces of candy
A Halloween store received 247 witch hats. They sold 138 of them by the end of the week. How many witch hats are left?
109 witch hats
Avery collected 126 pieces of candy in her neighborhood. Then she got 94 more at a trunk-or-treat event. After sharing 87 pieces with her brother, how many pieces does she have left?
133 pieces of candy
A box had 325 monster masks. After the Halloween party, only 187 were left. About how many masks were taken during the party?
Nearest 10: 140 masks
Nearest 100: 100 masks
Eli collected 135 pieces of candy in the neighborhood and 217 at the trunk-or-treat event. How many pieces of candy did he collect altogether?
352 pieces of candy
A farm had 415 pumpkins at the start of the week. By Friday, only 237 were left. How many pumpkins were picked?
178 pumpkins
There were 186 ghosts in the morning parade and 215 more joined in the afternoon. How many ghosts marched in all?
401 ghosts
The school bought 215 small pumpkins and 148 large pumpkins for the Halloween festival. After the event, 129 pumpkins were left. How many pumpkins were used?
234 pumpkins
Ms. Vega’s class put up 147 Halloween decorations on Monday and added 168 more on Tuesday.
About how many decorations did they put up over the two days?
Nearest 10: 320 decorations
Nearest 100: 300 decorations
There were 183 people at the first showing of Monsters on the Move and 264 people at the second showing. How many people watched the movie in all?
447 people
A costume shop started the day with 386 costumes. By the end of the day, they had sold 174. How many costumes are still in the shop?
212 costumes
Emma had 324 pieces of candy after trick-or-treating. She gave 146 pieces to her younger brother. How many pieces does she have now?
178 pieces of candy
A witch started the day with 412 potion ingredients. She used 187 ingredients to brew potions in the morning. Then she bought 143 more ingredients. How many ingredients does she have now?
368 ingredients
There were 284 zombies at the start of the parade. After marching through town, 138 zombies wandered off.
About how many zombies were still in the parade at the end?
Nearest 10: 150 zombies
Nearest 100: 200 zombies
A witch made 159 bottles of green potion and 188 bottles of purple potion. How many bottles did she make in all?
347 bottles of potion
There were 328 people in line to enter the haunted house. After 195 went inside, how many were still waiting?
133 people
The witches' flying school had 412 broomsticks. After a wild flight lesson, 187 were broken. How many broomsticks were not broken?
225 broomsticks
The bakery made 156 monster cupcakes on Monday and 143 on Tuesday. Then, a group of students bought 189 cupcakes. How many cupcakes are left?
110 cupcakes
A farm stand sold 186 pumpkins in the morning and 139 more in the afternoon.
Approximately how many pumpkins were sold that day?
Nearest 10: approximately 330 pumpkins
Nearest 100: approximately 300 pumpkins
The Halloween store sold 124 bat balloons in the morning and 265 in the afternoon. How many bat balloons did they sell altogether?
389 bat balloons
The teacher had 305 spider rings for a classroom party. After passing out 189 to students, how many rings were left?
116 spider rings
One class decorated 158 pumpkins. Another class decorated 219 pumpkins. How many pumpkins did both classes decorate?
377 pumpkins
There were 268 bats in a cave. During a spooky tour, 119 bats flew away. Later that night, 84 bats returned to the cave. How many bats were in the cave at the end of the night?
233 bats
One cave had 5,874 bats and another had 2,361 bats.
Approximately how many more bats were in the first cave than in the second?
Nearest 10: approximately 3,510 bats
Nearest 100: approximately 3,500 bats