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100

245,310 + 3,248

248,558

100

Mrs. Fittipaldi drove 20,416 miles in 2023. She drove another 19,452 miles in 2024. How many miles did she drive in 2023 and 2024 combined?

She drove 39,868 miles.

100

10,410-700

9710

100

Mrs. Selitto collected 12,100 sea shells this summer. She collected 11,900 last summer. How many more did she collect this summer than last?

She collected 200 more sea shells this summer.

100

Caring Charity received $25,600 in 2023. In 2024, they raised $5,500 more than they did in 2023. How much did they earn in 2023 and 2024?

They received a total of $56,700 in both 2023 and 2024.

200

875,431 + 123,456

998,887

200

Mrs. Fagan's home library has 12,987 books. Mrs. Pedalino's library has 48,100 books. How many books do both teachers have?

They have 61,087 books combined.

200

711,444-32,022

679,422

200

Mrs. Strelec researched Whippany's population and found that there are 8,863 people currently living there. She saw that Cedar Knolls had 4,082 people. How much bigger is Whippany's population than Cedar Knolls?

There are 4,781 more people in Whippany.

200

Metro City has a budget of $105,000 for improvements. They spent $40,901 on fixing roads. They spent $40,333 on building a new park. How much money do they have left for other improvements?

They have $23,766 left for other improvements.

300

799,089 + 99,098

898,187

300

Mrs. Gavin and Mrs. Carey roasted pumpkin seeds with her family this weekend. Mrs. Gavin roasted 1,855 seeds. Mrs. Carey roasted 2,316 seeds. How many pumpkin seeds did they roast?

They roasted 4,171 seeds.

300

809,364-7,755

801,609

300

Savings Bank calculated that they have $244,910 in their vault. Value Bank has $605,999 in their vault. How much more money does Value Bank have than Savings Bank?

Value Bank has $361,089 more than Savings Bank.

300

Mr. Smith wants to buy a new home in 2026. He has $315,600 saved up. He knows he will make $129,000 in 2025 and will spend $54,400 of his salary on life expenses. How much will he have saved by 2026?

He will have $390,200 saved for his home purchase.

400

64,304+1,088

65,392

400

Mrs. Karlok flew 7,047 miles using United Airlines. She flew 3,919 miles using Delta Airlines. How many miles has she flown in all?

She flew 10,966 miles.

400

900,000-33,040

866,960

400

Meadow Ranch has 34,111 cattle. Prairie Ranch has 33,022 cattle. How many more are on Meadow Ranch than Prairie Ranch?

Meadow Ranch has 1,089 more cattle. 

400

From Toronto, Canada to Panama is 4,249 miles. From Panama to Lima, Peru is 1,475 miles. How many miles would it be to go from Toronto to Lima and back? 

The total distance would be 11,448 miles. 

500

817,522+182,477


999,999

500

Ms. Cahill measured the distance from earth to the moon. She found that it was about 238,855 miles. How many miles is it from earth to the moon and back?

It is 477,710 miles.
500

1,000,000-987,654

12,346

500

Adventure Theme Park had 890,888 guests in 2024. So far in 2025, they have had 500,777 guests. How many more guests do they need in 2025 to meet 2024's number of guests?

They need 390,111 more guests in 2025 to reach the record number in 2024.

500

There are 5,280 in one mile. Mr. Cashen ran almost 3 full miles, but stopped 35 feet short of the full 3 miles. How long did he run IN FEET?

He ran 15,805 feet.

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